Government Unit 1 International Governments
Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for *blank*.
life
The members of the House of Lords who have been given seats through an honored achievement they have accomplished are called *blank*.
life peers
If *blank* did not exist, a person could spend an indefinite period of time in jail waiting for their case to go to trial.
habeas corpus
During the 19th century the House of Commons moved away from the monarchy and became _____.
independent --democratic anarchists
Which of the following political writings are by John Milton? Select all that apply.
The Prince --Of Reformation in England The Communist Manifesto --The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Commonwealth --The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
Which of the following does the Communist Party do through its party organization? Select all that apply.
ensures freedom of the people --recruits members and leaders --develops policy --indoctrinates the people --maintains discipline
The president is elected to serve for *blank* year(s).
four
The *blank* government is the only level of American government that has the right to coin money.
Federal
Which of the following are houses of England's Parliament? Select all that apply.
House of Representatives --House of Commons Priministry --House of Lords
In the 1300's, the British Parliament presided over the *blank* of Edward II and Richard II.
abdications
If George Washington had become "King of America," our government might have become _____.
an oligarchy a bureaucracy --an autocracy
Which government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens?
anarchism --pluralism totalitarianism
Which government is known for the elimination of personal freedom?
anarchism pluralism --totalitarianism
Milton's involvement in the politics of the 1600s did much to promote radical reform against the _____.
free-enterprise system terrorists --monarchy socialists
The 2000 elections in *blank* were significant because the Institutional Revolutionary Party (known as the *blank*) lost the presidency.
Mexico PRI
*blank* was a Ugandan dictator.
Amin
Which of the following are accomplishments of Aristotle? Select all that apply.
--Assisting in the early education of Alexander the Great --Writing Nichomachean Ethics Opening a philosophical school for Turks
Louis XVI was an autocrat that ruled _____.
--France Italy Russia
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 pluralism totalitarianism
One similarity between the Supreme Court and The House of Lords is that they _____.
--are both appointed for life both can judge whether a law is in guideline with the constitution both can judge the behavior of a high ranking official
In this type of government, one person has control over all government branches:
--autocracy aristocracy democracy
Select the tangible ways local governments helps citizens. Select all that apply.
--parks interstate highways trade agreements --libraries --mass transit
The House of Lords powers are limited to _____.
--reviewing and examining bills that are passed by the House of Commons vetoing bills under the guidance of "lords spiritual" affecting the Church of England enacting laws for hereditary peers signing into law all bills passed by the House of Commons
*Blank* is known as the father of political science.
Aristotle
*blank* was born in Greece in 384 B.C.
Aristotle
An individual who disagrees or has a difference of opinion is referred to as a _____.
Capitalist --Dissenter Communist Socialist
Select the five nations with a multiparty system of government. Conduct a brief search of secondary sources to find the answer.
Cuba --France --Belgium --Sri Lanka China --Denmark --Japan
Human thought and lifestyle within a certain time period or place is known as a *blank*.
Culture
Marx wrote about his disagreement with the free enterprise system in *blank*.
Das Kapital
Choose the statement that is NOT true.
Engels edited Karl Marx's Das Kapital. --Engels edited Marx's The Condition of the Working Class in England. Engels and Marx collaborated on The Communist Manifesto.
Which statement about the free enterprise system is true?
It allows the citizen to own government property. It exempts the citizen from taxes if that person serves the government. It allows the citizen to share political power with the rest of the population. --It allows the citizen to own and operate a private business for profit. It allows the citizen to be part of a one-class system under state control.
Which statements that are true about Machiavelli's The Prince? Select all that apply.
It was published in 1530. --It approved of the use of force upon dissenters. --It approved cruelty and deceitfulness in order to maintain the balance of power.
The father of modern political science is considered to be _____.
John Milton Karl Marx --Niccolo Machiavelli Friedrich Engels
Which government entity is the part of our checks and balances system that decides whether a law is within the guidelines of the Constitution?
Legislature --Supreme Court President
Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold *blank* views, some center parties, which have *blank* views, and a few right-wing parties, which support *blank* views.
Liberal Moderate Conservative
Select the two statements that agree with Mexican politics.
Mexico has a parliamentary government with a one-party system. Mexico's main political party is the Institutional Reconstruction Party. --Mexico actually has several small political parties. --Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party was in control since the 1920s. Mexico's president has an official term of seven years.
Which work was attributed to Thomas Aquinas?
Nichomachean Ethics and Politics --On Kingship Das Kapital
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 *blank* governments of the last century.
Oppressive
The two houses of Congress are the _____ and the _____. Select the two that apply.
Parliament Executive --House of Representatives --Senate
_____ power enables the president to reject a bill passed by the legislature.
Parliamentary Constitutional --Veto
Friedrich Engels, though from a well-to-do family, established himself as a *blank*.
Revolutionary
NAFTA established a community to promote *blank* among countries that have common economic and political interests in North America.
Trade
Which country had a one-party system for seventy-one years?
U.K. France Canada U.S. --Mexico
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:
autocracy legislature --bureaucracy
Which type of government best describes the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia?
democratic pluralistic --communist
Most one-party systems are often associated with *blank*.
dictatorships
Aristotle's theory of a person's "function" said that ____.
it was the requirement of the government to serve people and help them to live rightly. the government's purpose is to allow voting to all people of all ages. --great personal fulfillment is achieved when a person is given the freedom to pursue that person's dreams.
The government has the right to restrict the number of visitors who visit Cape Canaveral for a space launch. The government has *blank* over the base.
jurisdiction
The leader in majority party in the House of Commons is usually the _____.
king queen --Prime Minister
The Communist Party was the only legal party in the Soviet Union and approximately *blank* percent of the people belonged to the party.
nine
This leader has total control over a country, and is unrestrained by law:
president --dictator republican
The people of America do NOT vote for ____.
the president Senators --Supreme Court justices
Governments are important because _____.
they control every aspect of the population they eliminate the need for participation in national decisions --they enforce rules that control conduct within a population--
Great Britain has a _____ form of government.
totalitarian --parliamentary presidential
If the president vetoes a bill, it can still become law if Congress overrides the president's veto with a *blank* majority.
two-thirds
The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct _____.
tyranny --morality philosophy