Government unit 1
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
