Gov Quarterly review

Which of the theories BEST describes the origin of the ancient Mayan civilization? A. Divine Right of Kings Theory B. Social Contract Theory C. Evolutionary Theory D. Force Theory

A. Divine Right of Kings Theory

Use the following excerpt to answer the question. "To help manage the national government, monarchs hired loyal civil servants typically born in the towns and educated at local universities. Their perspectives were national, not regional. The state, in the person of the monarch, now had sovereignty, or the utmost authority in decision making and in maintaining order. Everyone, including the nobles, was subordinate to that authority. . . .With sovereignty, the monarch now had the right to make laws for the entire nation and all its people."How did the establishment of nations expand the power and reach of government? A. The laws and policies of national governments affected greater numbers of people. B. The leaders of towns began to appreciate the benefits of supporting local universities. C. Monarchs saw towns as a source of wealth that could make them less dependent on vassals. D. National governments led to an increase in the establishment of towns that became trade centers.

A. The laws and policies of national governments affected greater numbers of people.

The Magna Carta established the idea that A. a monarch's power was not absolute. B. privileged classes were entitled to more rights. C. monarchs had the right to make arbitrary laws. D. a subject's right to trial by jury was not guaranteed.

A. a monarch's power was not absolute.

Which of the following is the best definition of the public policies of a government? A. everything a government decides to do B. everything a government does related to public services C. everything a government does to collect taxes D. everything a government decides to do regarding foreign affairs

A. everything a government decides to do

Which of the following concepts is being expressed in this painting? A. the divine right of kings B. oligarchy C. direct democracy D. the social contract

A. the divine right of kings

Compare the disadvantages of the presidential and parliamentary systems. Which disadvantage do you think is the most detrimental to the democratic function of government? Explain your reasoning.

Although the parliamentary system of government avoids prolonged conflict and deadlock between the executive and legislative branches, I believe the need to check a government's power is more important in a democratic government. A nation that is not protected against arbitrary actions of government is a nation that can lose freedoms that are important in a democratic society.

Use the following quotation to answer the question."If men were angels, no government would be necessary." —James Madison,Federalist No. 51Which of the following BEST summarizes this idea? A. Government is necessary to make policy, but should not control people. B. Government is necessary, because people do not always behave perfectly. C. Government is not necessary, but people are better off when it exists. D. Government is not necessary, because people are naturally good.

B. Government is necessary, because people do not always behave perfectly.

Use this excerpt from the text to answer the question. "To many people, the most meaningful of these classifications [of government] is the one that depends on the number of persons who can take part in the governing process."Why might this particular classification be most meaningful to people? A. It indicates the balance of power in a government. B. It indicates how democratic a government is. C. It indicates a government's geographic distribution of power. D. It indicates how flexible a government's laws are.

B. It indicates how democratic a government is.

Which of the following are considered to have contributed the MOST to creating the Constitution? A. Patrick Henry and John Adams B. James Wilson and James Madison C. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine D. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

B. James Wilson and James Madison

Which statement describing feudalism reflects people's basic need for government? A. A vassal was often a lord to less powerful vassals, and a lord was sometimes a vassal under a more powerful lord. B. The feudal system arose because centralized authority had collapsed, resulting in chaos and disorder. C. Powerful lords divided their lands among other, lesser lords who owed them allegiance and military service. D. Lords used force to keep order among vassals and serfs, who had to fight for the lord if called upon to do so.

B. The feudal system arose because centralized authority had collapsed, resulting in chaos and disorder.

The colonists built their governments based on customs and ideas borrowed from England and early civilizations, including unwritten, judge-made law developed over centuries. This type of law is known as A. constitutionalism. B. common law. C. Hammurabi's Code. D. the rule of law.

B. common law.

Which of the following lists the three basic powers a government must have? A. executive power, legislative power, military power B. legislative power, executive power, judicial power C. economic power, judicial power, legislative power jD. udicial power, diplomatic power, executive power

B. legislative power, executive power, judicial power

Use the following excerpt to answer the question. "The [Roman] Republic was far from democratic in the modern sense. It did introduce the concept of representation, however."Which of the following statements supports this idea? A.The government of the Roman Republic was centered in the Senate, and consuls presided over the Senate. B. The Senate could appoint a dictator, but he could not serve for longer than six months. C. The government of the Roman Republic was centered in the D. Senate, and Senators were elected by citizens. The two presiding consuls were chosen by the Senate.

C. The government of the Roman Republic was centered in the

A government ruled by a dictator is a form of A. indirect democracy. B. direct democracy. C. autocracy. D. oligarchy.

C. autocracy.

Laws passed by the legislatures in the royal colonies had to be approved by the governor and the Crown. This went AGAINST which of the following basic concepts of government? A. ordered government B. royal government C. limited government D. charter government

C. limited government

Which of the following is MOST directly related to the idea that government should be restricted in what it can do? A. representative government B. ordered government C. limited government D. colonial government

C. limited government

Which of the following MOST DIRECTLY led to the calling of the First Continental Congress? A. the Stamp Act Congress B. the Stamp Act C. the Intolerable Acts D. the Boston Tea Party

C. the Intolerable Acts

What is government? A. the services provided a community, such as police protection, fire protection, and public health programs B. the laws that protect peoples' rights and ensure the safety of a state's citizens C. the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies D. the process by which public officials are elected to and removed from office

C. the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

In what way is the United States a representative democracy? A. Citizens allow a self-appointed elite to make decisions for them. B. Citizens decide laws and policies directly in mass meetings. C. Citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them. D. Citizens elect a President who has absolute power to make decisions for them.

D. Citizens elect a President who has absolute power to make decisions for them.

What would happen to a state that had population, territory, and government, but did not have sovereignty? A. That state would not have the power to keep track of its population. B. That state would not be able to have clearly defined borders. C. That state would not have elected government representatives. D. That state would not have the power to make its own foreign policies.

D. That state would not have the power to make its own foreign policies.

A newspaper headline that reads "President Rejects Tax Increase Bill" is an example of which of the following? A. The President has powers but they are subject to direct control by the legislature. B. The legislative and executive branches must always act together. C. The legislature can act on its own and can never be blocked by the President. D. The President has power to block actions of the legislature.

D. The President has power to block actions of the legislature.

In what way was Athenian democracy a direct democracy? A. The courts were staffed by volunteers who were at least 30 years of age. B. The Assembly met 40 times a year to debate public matters and make law. C. The Council of Five Hundred was 500 citizens chosen randomly for one-year terms. D. The central feature was an Assembly open to all male citizens at least 18 years of age.

D. The central feature was an Assembly open to all male citizens at least 18 years of age.

Which of the following events happened FIRST? A. The colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. B. The States began to adopt written constitutions. C. The Stamp Act Congress met in New York. D. The colonies rejected Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union.

D. The colonies rejected Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union.

Use the Preamble to the Constitution to answer the question. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." —U.S. Constitution, PreambleWhich statement BEST expresses the concerns of the founders of the American government? A. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from foreign enemies. B. Their focus was to create a government that protected the nation from domestic threats. C. Their focus was to create a nation that protected national interests over individual rights.

D. Their focus was to create a government that protected all aspects of the nation and its people.

A legitimate government is A. one in which government leaders obtain and keep power by using force. B. one that offers the fastest solutions to a nation's problems and citizens' needs. C. one that is created by a union of many smaller groups that could not obtain power on their own. D. one that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation.

D. one that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation.

Which of the four historical theories of the origins of the state best accounts for feudalism? Why? Use details to support your answer.

Divine Right best accounts for feudalism is because this theory states that monarchs and were granted the power to rule by God.

Is it possible for a national government to have a direct democracy structure within a country that has a large population, such as the United States? Why or why not? Use details to support your answer.

In a direct democracy, every citizen is directly involved in the process and conduct of government. This system might work well within a small town but would be far from efficient in a nation with a large population. If everyone were involved in government, citizens would be unable to work in any other profession, and decision-making would be an extremely difficult and slow process. Therefore, for a nation such as the United States, a direct democracy would not be a successful nor effective structure of government.

Do you think that the social contract theory is the most convincing origin of the state theory? Why or why not? Explain your reasoning.

It is a convincing origin of state theory because this idea is still used and held today, even in the US government.

It has been said that if government did not exist we would have to invent it. In what way, therefore, is government a "need"? Explain your reasoning.

Yes, because there would be no order

Why do you think patriotism is considered an important characteristic of a good citizen? Explain your reasoning.

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