Gov Unit 1-5 Question and answer
___________ was a Ugandan dictator.
Amin
________ was born in Greece in 384 B.C.
Aristotle
polity
Aristotle's definition of a good government run by the people
Which of the following are accomplishments of Aristotle? Select all that apply.
Assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great and Writing Nichomachean Ethics
Khmer Rouge
Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979
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
Choose the statement that is NOT true.
Engels edited Marx's The Condition of the Working Class in England.
Which of the following are houses of England's Parliament? Select all that apply.
House of Commons and House of Lords
The two houses of Congress are the _____ and the _____. Select the two that apply.
House of Representatives and Senate
The father of modern political science is considered to be _____.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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, and The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
Which work was attributed to Thomas Aquinas?
On Kingship
The leader in majority party in the House of Commons is usually the _____.
Prime Minister
The people of America do NOT vote for ____.
Supreme Court justices
dictator
a leader who has total control over a country, and is unrestrained by law
philosopher
a learned person who in the study of thought and conduct
multiparty system
a political structure with a number of smaller parties, and not one strong ruling party
Which of the following relates to the term habeas corpus?
a prisoner's rights
legislation
a proposed law
Renaissance
a revival of art and learning arising from the 14th to 16th centuries
utilities
a service to the public such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power
Constitution
a set of laws and guidelines laid out for the proper governing of a country
minority party
a smaller party with not as much political clout or election support
dictator
a supreme ruler with absolute power; usually a demanding and harsh ruler
bureaucracy
a system of leaders who carry out the work of the government through the use of departments
ethics
a system of moral values and good conduct
workfare
a system providing welfare benefits after showing proof of working in a regular job
In the 1300's, the British Parliament presided over the ____________ of Edward II and Richard II.
abdications
activism
action taken to strengthen or weaken a political ideal
Choose the answer that is NOT correct. A totalitarian government is characterized by _____.
allowing private business and free speech
Which of the following is an intangible way state government helps its citizens?
oversee business
House of Commons
oversees law and tax legislation; the more powerful of the two houses of Parliament
Select the tangible ways local governments helps citizens. Select all that apply.
parks, libraries and 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 right to select and eliminate rulers, support for the Commonwealth, the citizens' desire to live without a monarchy and freedom of speech
A government that passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens is a(n) ____.
pluralism
Which government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens?
pluralism
free enterprise system
political system in which the government allows citizens to own private businesses for profit
communism
political system of collective ownership of property, population is of one class
authority
power and/or right to enforce obedience and make decisions over a group
morality
principle or ideal of what is right and wrong
aristocracy
privileged citizens or the upper class, often with inherited ruling titles
Which of the following actions are tangible evidence the federal government at work? Select all that apply.
protecting wildlife in our national parks, printing money and protecting the Florida coastline from illegal smuggling
foreign exchange student
pupils who go to another country to study its culture for a set amount of time, usually a year
Which of the following does the Communist Party do through its party organization? Select all that apply.
recruits members and leaders, develops policy, indoctrinates the people, and maintains discipline
The House of Lords powers are limited to _____.
reviewing and examining bills that are passed by the House of Commons
Friedrich Engels, though from a well-to-do family, established himself as a ___________
revolutionary
Select the items that match Aristotle's definitions of governments. Select all that apply
rule by a few called an aristocracy, rule by many called a polity, and rule by many called a democracy
principles
basic rule or standard
The Communist Manifesto
book by Karl Marx urging workers to overthrow upper classes; textbook for communism and socialism
Das Kapital
book written by Karl Marx, promoting the working class uprising; a text for Marxism and communism
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:
bureaucracy
Which is a system of leaders who carry out the work of government?
bureaucracy
House of Lords
contains the High Court. Also called the "upper house"; composed of the lords temporal and spiritual
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
Most one-party systems are often associated with ________
dictatorships
veto
ejection of a bill passed by the legislature
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
The president is elected to serve for _______ year(s).
four
Aristotle's theory of a person's "function" said that ____.
great personal fulfillment is achieved when a person is given the freedom to pursue that person's 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
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
Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for _________
life
The members of the House of Lords who have been given seats through an honored achievement they have accomplished are called ______
life peers
electoral districts
local geographic boundaries within which the citizen votes
The three levels of government are ____, ____, and ____.
local, state and federal
democracy
rule by the people; originally an Aristotlelian term that meaning a poorly "people-run" government
Institutional Revolutionary Party
ruling political party in Mexico from 1929 to 2000
oligarchy
selfish group leadership, as defined by Aristotle
The Communist Party was the only legal party in the Soviet Union and approximately _______ percent of the people belonged to the party.
six
sovereignty
supremacy of rule; higher authority
government
system of authority over a group of people
judiciary system
system of courts and the upholding of the laws of the land
socialism
system where political power and property are to be shared by the whole population
tariff
systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country
collaboration
the process of working in a unified intellectual effort on a joint project
jurisdiction
the right to exercise authority
theology
the study of religion
Governments are important because _____.
they enforce rules that control conduct within a population
_____ power enables the president to reject a bill passed by the legislature.
Veto
This leader has total control over a country, and is unrestrained by law:
dictator
Aristotle
is known as the father of political science.
habeas corpus
is the right to a speedy trial.
A Prime Minister differs from a President in which of the following ways? Select all that apply.
A President is elected by the general public, and a Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons, A President is elected every four years, whereas Parliamentary elections are held every five years, and A Prime Minister can be ousted by a vote of "no confidence" by her/his party's parliamentary ministers.
Louis XVI was an autocrat that ruled _____.
France
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, and Japan
An example of a dictator is ____________
Idi Amin of Uganda
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 of the use of force upon dissenters and It approved cruelty and deceitfulness in order to maintain the balance of power.
Of Reformation in England
John Milton's writing on the advantage of a commonwealth to a monarchy
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., Public utilities include telephone and electricity supplied to the citizen, Towns can create and maintain local parks and The state government has the right to make and enforce laws within their home state.
Which country had a one-party system for seventy-one years?
Mexico
Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics.
Mexico actually has several small political parties. and Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party was in control since the 1920s.
The 2000 elections in ___________ were significant because the Institutional Revolutionary Party (known as the __________ ) lost the presidency.
Mexico and PRI
Which government entity is the part of our checks and balances system that decides whether a law is within the guidelines of the Constitution?
Supreme Court
Aristotle
________ is known as the father of political science.
legislature
a body of elected officials that is empowered to make laws for a country
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 and private education would be abolished.
welfare state
a country in which the government assumes a large share of the social caretaking of the people
republic
a country whose government is controlled by the elected representatives of the population
pluralism
a form of government where the public has input in the various areas of interest of the country
According to Aristotle, a polity is _____.
a good government run by the people
presidential
a government headed by a president, with two houses of Congress elected by the people
policy
a governmental course of action
atrocity
an appallingly wicked act
If George Washington had become "King of America," our government might have become _____.
an autocracy
Congress
an elected legislative body of a country
habeas corpus
an order to bring an arrested person to court and decide whether the imprisonment is legal
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
medieval
at the time of the Middle Ages (about A.D. 500-1500)
totalitarianism
authoritarian government requiring complete obedience and total submission of the people
In a totalitarian government, ______.
authorities maintain total control over the lives of the people
In this type of government, one person has control over all government branches:
autocracy
One person has complete control over all branches of government is an example of a(n) _____.
autocracy
There was some consideration to make George Washington the king of America. This would have made him a(n)
autocrat
Which type of government best describes the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia?
communist
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
Which of the following are utilities that serve the people? Select all that apply.
gas, telephone, electric power and water
import
goods brought into a country or state for the purpose of trade
republic
government controlled by elected representatives
commerce
government formed by a union of smaller groups (states) in agreement
federal
government formed by a union of smaller groups (states) in agreement
parliamentary
government with a prime minister and two houses of parliament elected by the people
A pluralistic society guards against one group taking over by ______.
having the constant mix of diverse groups enter into politics
monarchy
hereditary rule by one person alone; usually a king, queen, or emperor
culture
human thought and lifestyle within a certain time period or place
unrelenting
inflexible; refusing to yield
divine laws
instructions and guidelines for life, believed to have been delivered by God
The government has the right to restrict the number of people who visit the White House. This is an example of a government exercising its _______
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
majority
largest percentage of the whole body which, by vote, controls the direction of legislation
In a pluralistic society, special interest groups have a right to which of the following? Select all that apply
meet with Congressional leaders to ask for the protection of religious minorities, get a Senator to introduce legislation to ensure healthcare for Hispanic children and lobby the White House for a higher tax on the wealthiest 1%
Palace of Westminster
meeting site of both Houses of the British Parliament
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 and aristocracy of ancient Greek city-states
The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct _____.
morality
The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct is called ________
morality
House of Representatives
one of the two houses of Congress found in a Presidential government
autocracy
one person with complete control over all branches of government
dissenter
one who disagrees or has a difference of opinion
social scientist
one who studies individual relationships within society and relationships to society
revolutionary
one who tries to create radical change in government and existing political, social, or business structures
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
license
that can be felt by touching, material
tangible
that can be felt by touching, material
intangible
that cannot be felt by touching, immaterial
insubordination
the act of disobedience
accountability
the character of being responsible to the people; being answerable to others
impeachment
the charging of a public official of a crime or misdeed before a judging body of officials
Prime Minister
the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons
general election
the people of the country voting for the members of the House of Commons
regulate
to control, adjust, or govern according to a system
loathe
to hate or abhor
override
to surpass a veto
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
tyranny
unjust governmental authority; oppressive power