Government unit 1

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Which Bible passage instructs us to pray for those in authority

1 Timothy 2:1-4

The U.S. Congress is made up of two houses: the ___________ and the ___________.

House of Representatives and the Senate

an example of a dictator is

Idi Amin

PRI

Institutional Revolutionary Party

T/F: A totalitarian government allows its citizens a limited amount of freedom

False

T/F: Aquinas never did finish Summa Contra Gentiles, a treatise which explained Greek philosophy

False

T/F: Libraries are the sole responsibility of the federal government

False

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

Communism

Political system of collective ownership of property; population is of one class.

What passage tells us about the Christian's responsibility to be obedient to the governmental authorities?

Romans chapter 13

The two U.S. houses of Congress are _____ and _______

Senate and House of Representatives

What works were attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas

Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theoligica

______________ was the unfinished manuscript written by Aquinas which told of the basics of Christianity

Summa Theologica

Government helps us in both ______ and ______ ways

Tangible and intangible

two of the works that Karl Marx wrote

The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital

aristocracy

The system of government by privileged citizens or the upper class is called:

Milton's work which speaks of the people's right to select and remove rulers is entitled _____________________`

The tenure of Kings and Magistrates

Milton's work which speaks of the people's 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

They are both appointed for life

T/F: Aristotle based his morality on whether those in the government worked for the people or for themselves

True

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

True

T/F: The Supreme Court reviews the laws of the U.S. to make sure they are constitutional

True

T/F: The church has a form of government

True

T/F: The state government is involved in licensing businesses

True

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

pluralism

The government passes laws to protect the rights of its citizens is:

pluralism

a special interest group could propose legislation for _____, _____, or _____ reasons.

racial, ethnic, or business

Paul tells Timothy that even if the leader is corrupt, pray for the leader's __________ so that he may change and run an honorable government

salvation

Government helps us in both _______ and _______ ways.

tangible and intangible

Governments are important because

they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

The philosopher _________ is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

_______ is known as the father of political science

Aristotle

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

six countries with multiparty systems

Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, United States

Five countries with multiparty systems

Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Denmark

Communist Manifesto

Book by Marx urging workers to overthrow upper classes; textbook for communism and socialism.

Engels and Marx collaborated on the

Communist Manifesto

The Supreme Court is the part of the checks and balances system that decides whether a law is within the guidelines of the ____________

Constitution

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a law and decide whether it is within the guidelines of the ___________

Constitution

The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by __________

Parliament

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

True

T/F: If you speak of a right-wing party, you are speaking of a group which holds conservative views

True

T/F: If you speak of a right-wing party, you are speaking of a group which holds conservative views.

True

T/F: St. Thomas Aquinas was a writer of the medieval period

True

T/F: The House of Lords cannot decide whether a law is in conformance with the constitution

True

T/F: The Mexican government is a democracy with a one-party system

True

A _______ is Aristotle's name for a good government run by the people.

polity

Four years is the term for the American ________

president

A ________ is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons

prime minister

Polity

the rule of many for the benefit of all

polity

the rule of many for the benefit of all

China has a _____________ government

communist

Engels' writings were followed by the

communist party

The ruling party of the Soviet Union was _________

communist party

An autocracy gives the ruler the power to

control all branches

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

culture

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

culture

democracy

dangerous mob self rule

Democracy

dangerous self-mob rule

A ______ is an individual who has complete control of the laws, rules, and affairs of a country.

dictator

A ________ has complete control of the affairs of a country, and is unrestrained by law.

dictator

Engels was such a radical revolutionary, he had to

flee his homeland of Prussia

During Aristotle's lifetime

he taught that people hold find the "function" and Alexander the Great was a pupil of his

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 _______ over any visitor to this national monument

jurisdiction

There was some consideration to make George Washington the _____ of America

king

Tyranny

leader works for his own benefit

Monarchy

leader works for the good of the people

Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold ______ or ______ views

liberal or radical

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

morality

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

morality

tyranny

one leader works for his own benefit

monarchy

one leader works for the good of the people

An intangible way state government helps its citizens

oversee business

The British parliamentary general election is held every ___ years.

5

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 ___

6

In recent elections in Mexico, the Institutional Revolutionary Party has lost control over Congress for the first time in almost ___ years.

70

Mark two statements that are TRUE about Machiavelli's The Prince.

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

Engels edited

Karl Marx's Das Kapital

The Cambodian communist government at the end of the Viet Nan War was known as the _________ government

Khemr rouge

An example of a one-party system is

Mexico

The father of modern political science is considered to be:

Niccolò Machiavelli

In recent elections in Mexico, the Institutional Republic Party, also known as the _____, has lost control over Congress for the first time in almost ___ years.

PRI, 70

Aristocracy

a few working for the good of the people

Oligarchy

a few working for their benefit

oligarchy

a few working for their own benefit

a totalitarian government is characterized by

allowing private business and free speech

Dictators such as Germany's Adolph Hitler committed appalling acts as abuse of their governmental power. Another word for such acts is

atrocity

_______ is a system of leaders who carry out the work of government

bureaucracy

the system of leaders who carry out the work of the federal government

bureaucracy

Governments are important because

they enforce that control conduct within a population

If Congress has a two-thirds majority vote, they can override a Presidential

veto

Engels came from a

well-to-do family

Thomas Aquinas

wrote On Kingship

In the 1300s British Parliament presided over the abdications of _________ and _________

Edward II and Richard II

T/F: The House of Lords is more powerful than the House of Commons

False

the right to a speedy trial is incorporated in the term

Habeas Corpus

The two houses of British Parliament are the ____________ and ___________

House of Commons and House of Lords

Our government allows pupils from another country to come to our country to study our culture for a set amount of time, usually a year. These students are known as ___________ students.

foreign exchange

Aristotle believed that if a person found and achieved his ______ in life he would be truly happy.

function


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