Government Unit 1 International Governments

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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


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