Government and economics test 1

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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

The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of

commons

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

culture

The church has a form of government

true

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

Six

The government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens.

pluralism

The government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens:

pluralism

Four years is the term for the American

president

Who has the power to veto any law passed by Congress?

president

________ is a type of government in which the leadership tries to regulate everything in a person's life and expects complete submission.

totalitarianism

Aristotle based his morality on whether those in the government worked for the people or for themselves.

true

For many years, the Mexican government was a democracy dominated by a one-party system.

true

Habeas Corpus is a important law relating to prisoners' rights.

true

If Habeas Corpus did not exist a person could spend an indefinite period of time in jail waiting for their case to go to trial.

true

If you speak of a right-wing party, you are speaking of a group which holds conservative views.

true

The President has the power to veto Congressional legislation that comes to him for approval.

true

Congress can override a Presidential veto if they have a ____ majority vote.

two - thirds

If Congress has a ________ majority vote, they can override a Presidential veto.

two-thirds

Many people feel that the United States is becoming a(n):

welfare state

The___government is the only level of American 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

Utilities serve the public in such ways as:

gas, telephone, electric power, water

An example of a one-party system is

germany led by adolph hitler

A totalitarian government is characterized by:

having government control over the media

The president has the power to appoint ____ to federal office.

high officials

Members can receive seats due to inheritance or accomplishments.

house of lords

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

morality

What is the character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct?

morality

The system of leaders who carry out the work of the federal government.

not republic

The Prime Minister and his cabinet are controlled by .

parliament

Which of these Bible passages instruct us to pray for those in authority?

1 timothy 2:1-4

Aristotle is known as the father of .

?

________ is known as the father of political science.

Aristotle

Which of these passages tells us about the Christian's responsibility to be obedient to the governmental authorities?

Romans Ch 13

Members of the Supreme Court serve for eight-year terms.

false

In reviewing the Bible book of Exodus chapters 15 -18, you will read about setting up a governmental system from its infancy.

Moses

Paul tells Timothy to pray for all men, except for those in power.

false

Aristotle based his morality on whether the government worked for the people or for themselves.

True

People vote on the members of the Supreme Court

false

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

In what type of government does one person have control over all branches of government?

autocracy

A system of leaders who carry out the work of government are known as what?

bureaucracy

The communist government known as the Khmer Rouge ruled in what country?

cambodia

The Supreme Court is part of our checks and balances system that decides whether a law is within the guidelines of the what document?

constitution

An autocracy gives the ruler the power to .

control all branches of government

A __ has complete control of the laws, rules, and affairs of a country.

dictator

A ________ may rule a country with an iron fist and be totally unrestrained by any law of the land.

dictator

General Idi Amin was a real-life example of a/an .

dictator

choose the statement that is not true

engels once personally tutored Karl Marx

Federal governments will take charge of the street construction in small towns.

false

The House of Representatives and the Senate make up what branch of government?

legislative

Most multiparty systems include a few left-wing parties, which hold ____ views.

liberal

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for .

life

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

maybe oversee business

Who reviews laws to decide whether it is within the guidelines of the Constitution?

senate

The two houses of Congress are:

senate and house of representatives

Which level of government maintains public utilities, and licenses and oversees businesses?

state

What was the unfinished manuscript written by Aquinas which told of the basics of Christianity?

summa theologica

People of this country do NOT vote for:

supreme court justices

The ruling party of the Soviet Union was .

the communist party

Milton's work which speaks of the peoples' 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 that:

they are both appointed for life

Governments are important because:

they enforce rules that control conduct within a population

The elimination of personal freedom.

totaliarianism


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