Government LEAD

Select the items that match Aristotle's definitions of governments. Select all that apply.

A. rule by one called an oligarchy B. rule by many called a polity C. rule by many called a democracy

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

A.recruits members and leaders B.develops policy C.indoctrinates the people D.maintains discipline

Who was a Ugandan dictator?

Amin

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

An Autocracy

A form of government where the leadership have little or no control over the populace

Anarchism

... is known as the father of political science

Aristotle

What was born in Greece in 384 B.C.

Aristotle

Who is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

Polity

Aristotle's definition of a good government run by the people

Totalitarianism

Authoritarian government requiring complete obedience and total submission of the people

License

Authorization by law

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

Autocracy

Pluralism

A form of government where the public has input in the various areas of interest of the country

Philosopher

A learned person who in the study of thought and conduct

Utilities

A service to the public such as has, telephone, water, or electric power

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

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.

A. liberal B. moderate C. conservative

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

Culture

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

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:

Dictator

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.

Choose the statement that is NOT true about Friedrich Engels.

Engels once personally tutored Karl Marx.

Commerce

Exchange of goods by purchase, trade, or sale

Import

Good brought into a country or state for the purpose of trade

Federal

Government formed by a union of smaller groups (states) in agreement

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

Monarchy

Hereditary rule by one person alone; usually a king, queen, or emperor

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

Niccolo Machiavelli

Thomas Aquinas wrote about the nature and role of government in ____.

On Kingship

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

Prime Minister

Morality

Principle or ideal of what is right and wrong

Aristocracy

Privileged citizen or the upper class, often with inherited ruling titles

Democracy

Rule by the people; originally an Aristotelian term that meaning a poorly "people-run" government

The people of America do NOT vote for ____.

Supreme Court justices

Government

System of authority over a group of people

Tariff

Systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country

Which of the following actions are tangible evidence the federal government at work ?

Protecting wildlife in our national parks Printing money Protecting the Florida coastline from illegal smuggling

Dictator

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

Which of the following relates to the term habeas corpus?

a prisoner's rights

Legislation

a proposed law

Bureaucracy

a system of leaders who carry out the work of the government through the use of departments

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

One similarity between the United States Supreme Court and the British House of Lords is that they _____.

are both appointed for life.

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

A. people's right to select and eliminate rulers B.people's right to select and eliminate rulers C. the citizens' desire to live without a monarchy D. freedom of speech

Which of the following is an intangible way state government helps its citizens?

oversee business

Great Britain has a _____ form of government.

parliamentary

A government that passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens is a(n) ____.

pluralism

Foreign exchange student

pupils who go to another country to study its culture for a set amount of time, usually a year

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

Which is a system of leaders who carry out the work of government?

bureaucracy

An autocracy gives the ruler the power to

control all branches of government

Parliamentary general elections _____.

elect members of the house of Commons and House of Lords

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.

What is the right to a speedy trial.

habeas corpus

Which of the following is the key difference between the U.S. system of government and the communist system of government?

multiple political parties

Governments are important because _____.

they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

Tyranny

Unjust government authority; oppressive power

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

Morality

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

Veto

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

1. an appallingly wicked act 2. a smaller party with not as much political clout or election support 4. a political structure where there is no opposition to the party in charge 3. a political structure with a number of smaller parties, and not one strong ruling party 5. action taken to strengthen or weaken a political ideal

1. atrocity 2. minority party 3. multiparty system 4. one-party system 5. activism

1. political system in which the government allows citizens to own private businesses 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 system 2. social scientist 3. communism 4. socialism 5. principle

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

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

1. communism 2. The Communist Manifesto 3. dissenter 4. free enterprise system 5. Of Reformation in England 6. principles 7. Renaissance 8. social scientist 9. socialism

1. political system of collective ownership of property, population is of one class 2. book by Karl Marx urging workers to overthrow upper classes; textbook for communism and socialism 3. one who disagrees or has a difference of opinion 4. political system in which the government allows citizens to own private businesses for profit 5. John Milton's writing on the advantage of a commonwealth to a monarchy 6. basic rule or standard 7. a revival of art and learning arising from the 14th to 16th centuries 8. one who studies individual relationships within society and relationships to society 9. system where political power and property are to be shared by the whole population

1. tries to create radical change 2. human thought and lifestyle 3. political system of collective property ownership 4. studies individual relationships within society 5. citizens own private business for profit 6. political power and property shared by the whole population.

1. revolutionary 2. culture 3. communism 4. social scientists 5. free enterprise 6. socialism

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

1. accountability 2. Congress 3. Constitution 4. House of Representatives 5. legislature 6. override 7. parliamentary 8. presidential 9. republic 10. veto

1. the character of being responsible to the people; being answerable to others 2. an elected legislative body of a country 3. a set of laws and guidelines laid out for the proper governing of a country 4. one of the two houses of Congress found in a Presidential government 5. a body of elected officials that is empowered to make laws for a country 6. to surpass a veto 7. government with a prime minister and two houses of parliament elected by the people 8. a government headed by a president, with two houses of Congress elected by the people 9. a country whose government is controlled by the elected representatives of the population 10. rejection of a bill passed by the legislature

1. collaboration 2. culture 3. Das Kapital 4. divine laws 5. ethics 6. medieval 7. revolutionary 8. theology

1. the process of 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 (about A.D. 500-1500) 7. one who tries to create radical change in government and existing political, social, or business structures 8. the study of religion

1. one leader works for the good of the people 2. one leader works 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

A Prime Minister differs from a President in which of the following ways? Select all that apply.

A. A President is elected by the general public, and a Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons. B. A President is elected every four years, whereas Parliamentary elections are held every five years. C. A Prime Minister can be ousted by a vote of "no confidence" by her/his party's parliamentary ministers.

Which statements about the Supreme Court are true? Select all that apply.

A. A Supreme Court Justice holds office for life. B. A state law may be overturned by the Supreme Court. C. The Supreme Court can determine if the actions of the President are legal.

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

A. Assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great B. Writing Nichomachean Ethics

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

A. House of Commons B. House of Lords

Which of the following are the two houses of British Parliament?

A. House of Commons B. House of Lords

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

A. House of Representatives B. Senate

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

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

Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics.

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

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

A. Of Reformation in England B. The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Commonwealth C. The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

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

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

Which of the following occurred during Aristotle's lifetime? Select all that apply.

A. he taught that people should find their "function" B. Alexander the Great was his pupil

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

Morality

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

Federal

The British parliamentary general election is held every .... years.

Five

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

Four

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 Japan

Which in the following are utilities that serve the people?

Gas Telephone Electric power Water

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.

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

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

Which of the following statements are true ?

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

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

Monarchy of Queen Elizabeth l Aristocracy of Ancient Greek city-states

The three levels of government are ..., ..., and ....

Local, State, Federal

In pluralistic society, special interest groups have a right to which of the following?

Meet the congressional leaders to ask for the protection of religious minorities Get a senator to introduce legislation to ensure healthcare for Hispanic children Lobby the White House for a higher tax on the wealthiest 1%

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

Autocracy

One person with complete control over all branches of government

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

Select the tangible ways local governments helps citizens

Parks Libraries Mass transit

The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by

Parliament

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

Pluralism

Authority

Power and/or right to enforce obedience and make decisions over a group

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

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

Which government entity reviews laws and decides whether they are within the guidelines of the Constitution?

Supreme Court

Tangible

That can be felt by touching, material

Intangible

That cannot be felt by touching, immaterial

Which work by Milton speaks of the peoples' right to select and remove rulers?

The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

Jurisdiction

The right to exercise authority

Governments are important because ....

They enforce rules that control conduct within a population

Regulate

To control, adjust, or govern according to a system

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 American

Trade

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

Two-thirds

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

Two-thirds

Welfare state

a country in which the government assumes a large share of the social caretaking of the people

According to Aristotle, a polity is _____.

a good government run by the people

Which is not TRUE .. A totalitarian government is characterized by _____.

allowing private business and free speech

Habeas corpus

an order to bring an arrested person to court and decide whether the imprisonment is legal

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

are both appointed for life

In a totalitarian government, ______.

authorities maintain total control over the lives of the people

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

The Supreme Court's main concern is _____.

deciding whether the case before them is within the guidelines of the Constitution

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

democratic

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

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

A pluralistic society guards against one group taking over by ______.

having the constant mix of diverse groups enter into politics

Unrelenting

inflexible; refusing to yield

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

Which of the following is a key similarity between the constitutional republic and the British monarchy?

legislative body

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

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

Insubordination

the act of disobedience

Which of the following is the key difference between the U.S. system of government and a multiparty system of government?

the formation of a "coalition" government

Loathe

to hate or abhor