Government 2

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

life peers

Aristotle's theory of a person's "function" said that: it was the requirement of the government to serve people and help them to live rightly the government's purpose is to allow voting to all people of all ages great personal fulfillment is achieved when a person is given the freedom to pursue his dreams

great personal fulfillment is achieved when a person is given the freedom to pursue his dreams

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

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

monarchy

Milton's involvement with the politics of the 1600s and did much to promote radical reform against the:

monarchy

Milton's work which speaks of the peoples' right to select and remove rulers is titled:

The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

An individual who disagrees or has a difference of opinion is referred to as a: capitalist dissenter communist socialist

dissenter

The British parliamentary general election is held every ______ years.

five

Two daily contributions to the population should include:

food sustenance

T/F Members of the Supreme Court serve for eight-year terms.

False

T/F People vote on the members of the Supreme Court.

False

T/F The House of Lords can decide whether a law is within guidelines with the constitution.

False

T/F The Prime Minister remains in office until a general election, held every three years.

False

Louis XVI was an autocrat that ruled: France Italy Russia

France

Select the five nations with a multiparty system of government: Cuba France Belgium Sri Lanka China Denmark Japan

France Belgium Sri Lanka Denmark Japan

_______ is the right to a speedy trial.

Habeas corpus

The two houses of British Parliament are the:

House of Commons House of Lords

The two houses of England's Parliament are the:

House of Commons House of Lords

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

abdications

Choose the answer that is NOT correct. A totalitarian government is characterized by: suppressing the freedoms of the individual having government control over the media allowing private business and free speech

allowing private business and free speech

If George Washington had become "King of America," our government might have become: an oligarchy a bureaucracy an autocracy

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 pluralism totalitarianism

anarchism

What are four things the Communist Party does through its party organization?

recruits members and leaders develops policy indoctrinates the people maintains discipline

The two houses of the United States' Congress are:

House of Representatives Senate

An example of a dictator is _______.

Idi Amin of Uganda

Most one-party systems are often associated with ______.

dictatorships

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

Mexico PRI

_____ was a Ugandan dictator.

Amin

There was some consideration to make George Washington the king of America. This would have made him a(n) ________.

//anarchist

Match these items. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. activism 2. atrocity 3. dictator 4. Institutional Revolutionary Party 5. Khmer Rouge 6. minority party 7. policy

1. Action taken to strengthen or weaken a political ideal. 2. An appallingly wicked act. 3. A supreme ruler with absolute power; usually a demanding and harsh ruler. 4. Ruling political party in Mexico from 1929 to 2000. 5. Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979. 6. A smaller party with not as much political clout or election support. 7. A governmental course of action.

Match these items. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. electoral districts 2. general election 3. House of Commons 4. House of Lords 5. impeachment 6. judiciary system 7. majority 8. Palace of Westminster 9. Prime Minister 10. Sovereignty

1. Local geographic boundaries within which the citizen votes. 2. The people of the country voting for the members of the House of Commons. 3. Oversees law and tax legislation; the more powerful of the two houses of Parliament. 4. Contains the High Court. Also called the "upper house"; composed of the lords temporal and spiritual. 5. The charging of a public official of a crime or misdeed before a judging body of officials. 6. System of courts and the upholding of the laws of the land. 7. Largest percentage of the whole body which, by vote, controls the direction of legislation. 8. Meeting site of both Houses of the British Parliament. 9. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons. 10. Supremacy of rule; higher authority.

Match the following definitions with your vocabulary words. 1. political system in which the government allows citizens to own private business for profit 2. one who studies individual relationships within society and relationships to society 3. a political system of collective ownership of property, where the population is of one class 4. a system where political power is to be shared by the whole population, and property is to be shared equally 5. a basic rule or standard

1. free enterprise 2. social scientist 3. communism 4. socialism 5. principle

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

Match the following definitions with your vocabulary words. 1. supremacy of rule; higher authority 2. local geographic boundaries within which the citizen votes 3. system of courts and the upholding of the laws of the land 4. the charging of a public official of a crime or misdeed before a judging body of officials. 5. the people of the country voting for the members of the House of Commons

1. sovereignty 2. electoral districts 3. judiciary system 4. impeachment 5. general election

Match these items. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. collaboration 2. culture 3. Das Kapital 4. divine laws 5. ethics 6. medieval 7. revolutionary 8. theology

1. working in a unified intellectual effort on a joint project 2. human thought and lifestyle within a certain time period or place 3. book written by Karl Marx promoting the working class uprising. A text for Marxism and Communism 4. instructions and guidelines for life believed to have been delivered by god 5. a system of moral values and good conduct 6. at the time of the Middle Ages (A.D. 500-1500 approx.) 7. one who tries to creae radical change in government and existing political, social, or business structure 8. the study of religion

_____ is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

______ is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

_______ was born in Greece in 384 B.C.

Aristotle

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

Das Kapital

Marx wrote about his disagreement with the free enterprise system in:

Das Kapital

Choose the statement that is NOT true. Engels edited Karl Marx's Das Kapital. Engels edited Marx's The Condition of the Working Class in England. Engels and Marx collaborated on the Communist Manifesto.

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

Choose the statement that is NOT true about Friedrich Engels. Engels came from a well-to-do family. Engels' writings were followed by the Communist Party. Engels edited Karl Marx's Das Kapital. Engels once personally tutored Karl Marx.

Engels once personally tutored Karl Marx.

Which statement is true about the free enterprise system? It allows the citizen to own government property. It exempts the citizen from taxes if he serves the government. It allows the citizen to share political power with the rest of the population. It allows the citizen to own and operate private business for profit. It allows the citizen to be part of a one-class system under state control.

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

Mark two statements that are TRUE about Machiavelli's The Prince. It was published in 1530. It approved of the use of force upon dissenters. It approved cruelty and deceitfulness in order to maintain the balance of power.

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

Which country had a one-party system for 71 years?

Mexico

Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics. Mexico has a parliamentary government with a one-party system. Mexico's main political party is the Institutional Reconstruction Party. Mexico actually has several small political parties. Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party was in control since the 1920s. Mexico's president has an official term of seven years.

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

The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct: tyranny morality philosophy

Morality

The father of modern political science is considered to be:

Niccolo Machiavelli

Three political writings of John Milton are:

Of Reformation in England The Ready and Easy Way to establish a Commonwealth The Tenure of Kinds and Magistrates

This work was attributed to Thomas Aquinas: Nichomachean Ethics and Politics On Kingship Das Kapital

On Kingship

Thomas Aquinas wrote about the nature and role of government in:

On Kingship

The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by _____.

Parliament

The leader in majority party in the House of Commons is usually the:

Prime Minister

The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons is usually Britain's

Prime Minister

Select the five basic requirements necessary to establish a government.

The government should have a goal Safety is a priority Leadership is needed Law and order should be maintained Production and sustenance should be provided daily

One similarity between the Supreme Court and The House of Lords is that: they are both appointed for life they both can judge whether a law is in guideline with the constitution they both can judge the behavior of a high ranking official

They are both appointed for life

T/F The tenth step in the Communist Manifesto gives government control of education.

True

T/F The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by Parliament.

True

T/F The president has the power to veto Congressional legislation that comes to him for approval.

True

T/F Aristotle judged a government's morality on whether it worked for the people or for itself.

True

T/F Aristotle judged a government's morality on whether those running the government worked for the people or for themselves.

True

T/F Habeas Corpus is an important law relating to prisoners' rights.

True

T/F If there is not order, problems will arise.

True

T/F In a totalitarian government, the authorities want complete obedience and total submission.

True

T/F Special interest groups have an opportunity to get legislators to propose legislation for their own benefit.

True

According to Aristotle, a polity is: government by privileged citizens unjust governmental authority a good government run by the people

a good government run by the people

Choose all the answers that are correct. Two accomplishments of Aristotle include: assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great writing Nichomachean Ethics opening a philosophical school for Turks

assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great writing Nichomachean Ethics

Choose the word that best fits this description: One person has complete control over all branches of government. democracy autocracy aristocracy

autocracy

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

autocracy

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

bureaucracy

This is a system of leaders who carry out the work of government: aristocracy bureaucracy democracy

bureaucracy

A ______ is a group of people settled in a particular area who carry the same interests.

colony

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

communist

An autocracy gives the ruler the power to _______________.

control all branches of government

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

A(n) ______ has complete control of the laws, rules, and affairs of a country.

dictator

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

dictator

The government has the right to restrict the number of people who visit the White House. This exercising of the government's authority is called their ______.

jurisdiction

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 character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct is called ______.

morality

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 in this century.

oppressive

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

Which of the following is an intangible way state government helps its citizens? the creation of libraries oversee business a mass transportation system

oversee business

Great Britain has this form of government: totalitarian parliamentary presidential

parliamentary

What four concepts are discussed in the political writings of John Milton?

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

Choose the type of government style that best fits the example given below. The government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens. anarchism pluralism totalitarianism

pluralism

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

pluralism

Four years is the term for the American __________.

president

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

revolutionary

This government entity reviews laws and decides whether they are within the guidelines of the Constitution:

senate

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

six

In a ______ form of government, the goods and services are equally shared, and the political power is distributed among the people.

socialist

Governments are important because: they control every aspect of the population they eliminate the need for participation in national decisions they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

Which government is known for the elimination of personal freedom? anarchism pluralism totalitarianism

totalitarianism

The Congress can override a presidential veto with a _____ majority vote.

two-thirds

Three characteristics of effective government leaders include:

willingness to accept responsibility keep a government strong and active act as a final point of authority