Government and economics test 1
Dictators such as Uganda's Idi Amin and Italy's Mussolini committed appalling acts as abuse of their governmental power. Another word for this is:
atrocity
The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of
commons
Human thought and lifestyle within a certain time period or place is known as .
culture
The church has a form of government
true
Applying Christian principles in politics as Daniel did can have an influence in high government, and we find the story of Daniel's stand for the Lord in the book of Daniel, chapter number
Six
The government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens.
pluralism
The government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens:
pluralism
Four years is the term for the American
president
Who has the power to veto any law passed by Congress?
president
________ is a type of government in which the leadership tries to regulate everything in a person's life and expects complete submission.
totalitarianism
Aristotle based his morality on whether those in the government worked for the people or for themselves.
true
For many years, the Mexican government was a democracy dominated by a one-party system.
true
Habeas Corpus is a important law relating to prisoners' rights.
true
If Habeas Corpus did not exist a person could spend an indefinite period of time in jail waiting for their case to go to trial.
true
If you speak of a right-wing party, you are speaking of a group which holds conservative views.
true
The President has the power to veto Congressional legislation that comes to him for approval.
true
Congress can override a Presidential veto if they have a ____ majority vote.
two - thirds
If Congress has a ________ majority vote, they can override a Presidential veto.
two-thirds
Many people feel that the United States is becoming a(n):
welfare state
The___government is the only level of American government that has the right to coin money.
federal
The British parliamentary general election is held every ____ years.
five
The president is elected to serve for ___ year(s).
four
Utilities serve the public in such ways as:
gas, telephone, electric power, water
An example of a one-party system is
germany led by adolph hitler
A totalitarian government is characterized by:
having government control over the media
The president has the power to appoint ____ to federal office.
high officials
Members can receive seats due to inheritance or accomplishments.
house of lords
The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct is called .
morality
What is the character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct?
morality
The system of leaders who carry out the work of the federal government.
not republic
The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by .
parliament
Which of these Bible passages instruct us to pray for those in authority?
1 timothy 2:1-4
Aristotle is known as the father of .
?
________ is known as the father of political science.
Aristotle
Which of these passages tells us about the Christian's responsibility to be obedient to the governmental authorities?
Romans Ch 13
Members of the Supreme Court serve for eight-year terms.
false
In reviewing the Bible book of Exodus chapters 15 -18, you will read about setting up a governmental system from its infancy.
Moses
Paul tells Timothy to pray for all men, except for those in power.
false
Aristotle based his morality on whether the government worked for the people or for themselves.
True
People vote on the members of the Supreme Court
false
If George Washington had become "King of America" our government might have become:
an autocracy
A form of government where the leadership have little or no control over the populace.
anarchism
In what type of government does one person have control over all branches of government?
autocracy
A system of leaders who carry out the work of government are known as what?
bureaucracy
The communist government known as the Khmer Rouge ruled in what country?
cambodia
The Supreme Court is part of our checks and balances system that decides whether a law is within the guidelines of the what document?
constitution
An autocracy gives the ruler the power to .
control all branches of government
A __ has complete control of the laws, rules, and affairs of a country.
dictator
A ________ may rule a country with an iron fist and be totally unrestrained by any law of the land.
dictator
General Idi Amin was a real-life example of a/an .
dictator
choose the statement that is not true
engels once personally tutored Karl Marx
Federal governments will take charge of the street construction in small towns.
false
The House of Representatives and the Senate make up what branch of government?
legislative
Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold ____ views.
liberal
Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for .
life
Which of the following is an intangible way state government helps its citizens?
maybe oversee business
Who reviews laws to decide whether it is within the guidelines of the Constitution?
senate
The two houses of Congress are:
senate and house of representatives
Which level of government maintains public utilities, and licenses and oversees businesses?
state
What was the unfinished manuscript written by Aquinas which told of the basics of Christianity?
summa theologica
People of this country do NOT vote for:
supreme court justices
The ruling party of the Soviet Union was .
the communist party
Milton's work which speaks of the peoples' right to select and remove rulers is titled _____.
the tenure of kings and magistrates
One similarity between the United States Supreme Court and the British House of Lords is that:
they are both appointed for life
Governments are important because:
they enforce rules that control conduct within a population
The elimination of personal freedom.
totaliarianism