Government Unit 1: International Governments

The California leadership considered a proposal that would build a canal to bring water tot he southern part of the state. The system of California leaders who carried out the work of the state government is known as a:

bureaucracy

The leader in majority party in the House of Commons is usually the _____.

Prime Minister

Which government entity is the part of our checks and balances system that decides whether a law I within the guidelines of the Constitution?

Supreme Court

The people of America do NOT vote for ____.

Supreme Court Justices

The Communist Manifesto encouraged the working classes by stating that ______. Select all that apply.

a classless society would come after a brief proletariat dictatorship the government would provide all farm-workers with jobs private education would be abolished

In the 1300's, the British Parliament presided over the _____ of Edward II and Richard II.

abdications

If George Washington had become "King of America," our government might have become _____.

an autocracy

Choose the type of government style that best fits the example given below. A form of government where the leadership have little or no control over the populace.

anarchism

One similarity between the Supreme Court and The House of Lords is that they _____.

are both appointed for life

In this type of government, one person has control over all government branches:

autocracy

The strange thing about Engels' writings is that, although they spoke of the uprising of the common worker, his writings were used by some of the most ______ governments of the last century.

oppressive

Select the tangible ways local governments help citizens. Select all that apply. parks interstate highways trade agreements libraries mass transit

parks libraries mass transit

Great Britain has a _____ form of government.

parliamentary

Which concepts are discussed in the political writings of John Milton? Select all that apply.

people's rights to select and eliminate rulers support for the Commonwealth the citizen's desire to live without a monarchy freedom of speech

Which government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens?

pluralism

Which of the following does the Communist Party do through its party ordination? Select all that apply.

recruits members and leaders develops policy indoctrinates the people maintains discipline

Friedrich Engels, though from a well-to-do family, established himself as a ______.

revolutionary

Which of the following are accomplishments of Aristotle? Select all that apply.

Assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great Writing Nichomachean Ethics

Marx wrote about his disagreement with the free enterprise system in _____.

Das Kapital

An individual who disagrees or has a difference of opinion is referred to as a _______.

Dissenter

Louis XVI was an autocrat that ruled _____.

France

_____ power enables the president to reject a bill passed by the legislature.

Veto

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for ____.

life

The House of Lords powers are limited to _____.

reviewing and examine bills that are passed by the House of Commons

Which country had a one-party system for seventy-one years?

Mexico

The 2000 elections in ______ were significant because the Institutional Revolutionary Party (known as the _____) lost the presidency.

Mexico PRI

Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply. - Local governments help the citizen by creating libraries, such as in the town of Delmar, Delaware. - Only the federal government has the right to regulate mass transportation. - Public utilities include telephone and electricity supplied to the citizen. - The local government has sole responsibility for licensing businesses. - Towns can create and maintain local parks. - The state government has the right to make and enforce laws within their home state.

- Local governments help the citizen by creating libraries, such as in the town of Delmar, Delaware. - Public utilities include telephone and electricity supplied to the citizen. - Towns can create and maintain local parks. - The state government has the right to make and enforce laws within their home state.

Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics.

Mexico actually has several small political parties. Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party was in control since the 1920's.

The father of modern political science is considered to be _____.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The president is elected to serve for _____ year(s).

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Governments are important because_____.

they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

Which government is known for the elimination of personal freedom?

totalitarianism

NAFTA established a community to promote _____ among countries that have common economic and political interests in North America.

trade

If the president vetoes a bill, it can still become law if Congress overrides the president's veto with a _____ majority.

two-thirds

1. power to enforce obedience and make decisions over a group 2. cannot be felt by touching, immaterial 3. goods can be brought into a country or state for the purpose of trade 4. control, adjust or govern according to a system 5. systems of taxes placed on imports or exports

1. authority 2. intangible 3. import 4. regulate 5. tariff

1. license 2. regulate 3. tangible 4. tariff 5. utilities

1. authorization by law 2. to control, adjust, or govern according to a system 3. that can be felt by touching, material 4. systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country 5. a service to the public such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power

1. businesses and exchange of goods by purchase, trade, or sale 2. can be felt by touching, material 3. authorization by law 4. system of authority over a group of people 5. government formed by a union of smaller groups 6. public service such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power

1. commerce 2. tangible 3. license 4. government 5. federal 6. utility

Match the following definitions with your vocabulary words. 1. body of elected officials that makes laws 2. government with a Prime Minister and two houses of Parliament 3. set of laws and guidelines established to govern a country 4. surpass a veto 5. rejection of a bill passed by the legislature 6. being answerable to others 7. government controlled by elected representatives 8. government headed by a president, with two houses of Congress

1. legislature 2. parliamentary 3. constitution 4. override 5. veto 6. accountability 7. republic 8. presidential

Match the following types of government with Aristotle's definition of them. 1. one leader working for the good of the people 2. one leader working for his own benefit 3. a few working for the good of the people 4. a few working for their own benefit 5. the rule of many for the benefit of all 6. dangerous mob self-rule

1. monarchy 2. tyranny 3. aristocracy 4. oligarchy 5. polity 6. democracy

1. authority 2. commerce 3. federal 4. government 5. import 6. intangible

1. power and/or right to enforce obedience and make decisions over a group 2. exchange of goods by purchase, trade, or sale 3. government formed by a union of smaller groups (states) in agreement 4. system of authority over a group of people 5. goods brought into a country or state for the purpose of trade 6. that cannot be felt by touching, immaterial

Which of the following political writings are by John Milton? Select all that apply.

Of Reformation in England The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Commonwealth The Tenure of Kings and Migistrates

1. aristocracy 2. democracy 3. jurisdiction 4. monarchy 5. morality

1. privileged citizens or the upper class, often with inherited ruling titles 2. rule by the people; originally an Aristotelian term that meaning a poorly "people run" government 3. the right to exercise authority 4. hereditary rule by one person alone; usually a king, queen, or emperor 5. principle or ideal of what is right and wrong

1. oligarchy 2. philosopher 3. pluralism 4. polity 5. totalitarianism 6. tyranny

1. selfish group leadership, as defined by Aristotle 2. a learned person who in the study of thought and conduct 3. a form of government where the public has input in the various areas of interest of the country 4. Aristotle's definition of a good government run by the people 5. authoritarian government requiring complete obedience and total submission of the people 6. unjust governmental authority; oppressive power

The Communist Party was the only legal party in the Soviet Union and approximately _____ percent of the people belonged to the party.

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_____ is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

______ was born in Greece in 384 B.C.

Aristotle

Which work was attributed to Thomas Aquinas?

On Kingship

Choose the statements that is NOT true.

Engels edited Marx's The Condition of the Working Class in England

Select the five nations with a multiparty system of government. Conduct a brief search of secondary sources to find the answer.

France Belgium Sri Lanka Denmark Japan

_____ was a Ugandan dictator.

General Idi Amin

If ___________ did not exist, a person could spend an indefinite period of time in jail waiting for their case to go to trial.

Habeas Corpus

Which of the following are houses of England's Parliament? Select all that apply.

House of Commons House of Lords

The two houses of Congress are the _____ and the _____. Select the two that apply.

House of Representatives Senate

Which statement about the free enterprise system is true?

It allows the citizen to own and operate a private business for profit

Which statements that are true about Machiavelli's The Prince. Select all that apply.

It approved the use of force upon dissenters It approved cruel and deceitfulness in order to maintain the balance of power

Which type of government best describes the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia?

communist

Human thought and lifestyle within a certain time period or place is known as a _______

culture

During the 19th century the House of Commons moved away from the monarchy and became _____.

democratic

This leader has total control over a country, and is unrestrained by law:

dictator

Most one-party systems are often associated with _________.

dictators

Parliamentary general elections _____.

elect members of the house of Commons and House of Lords

The _____ government is the only level of American government that has the right to coin money.

federal

Aristotle's theory of a person's "function" said that ______.

great personal fulfillment is achieved when a person is given the freedom to purse that person's dreams

The government has the right to restrict the number of visitors who visit Cape Canaveral for a space launch. The government has _____ over the base.

jurisdiction

Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold _______ views, some center parties, which have ______ views, and a few right-wing parties, which support _____ views.

liberal moderate conservative

The members of the House of Lords who have been given seats through an honored achievement they have accomplished are called __________

life peers

The three levels of government are_____,_____, and_____.

local state federal

Milton's involvement in the politics of the 1600s did much to promote radical reform against the _____.

monarchy

According to Aristotle's definitions of government, which government would be considered a moral type of government?

monarchy of Queen Elizabeth I aristocracy of Ancient Greek city-states

The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct _____.

morality