Date:
Class:
Name:
Principles of Government
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or onswers the question.
1.
2.
3.
4.
This is NOT a feature of all the states in today's world.
c. territory
a. population
d. govemment
b. democracy
This system of government gives all powers to the national government.
a. Heral
b. socialists
c.
d.
confederacy
unitary
A loose union of independent states is a
federal system.
c. confederacy.
d. unitary system.
constitutional governmerrt.
Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called
a.
b.
a.
b.
an autocracy.
a democracy.
c.
d.
a monarchy.
an oligarchy.
5.
The form of democracy we have in this country is called
c. constitutionaldemocracy.
a. direct democracy.
d. representativedemocracy.
b. socialisticdemocracy.
6.
This man's writings influenced the American revolutionaries.
a. Adam Smith
c, Karl Marx
b. John Lockp
d. Abraham Lincoln
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
c, communist
a. socialist
b. unitary
d. federal
A plan that provides the rules for government is called a
c. preamble.
a. constitution.
d. political pa(y.
b. consensus.
government
goup
in which a small
holds power is called
Any system of
7.
8.
9,
10.
a.
b.
a democracy.
an oligarchy.
c.
d.
a monarchy.
en autocracy.
The Republicans and Democrats have developed in this country as the major
c. proletariat.
a. capitalists.
b.
d.
political parties.
11. This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.
c. social contract
a. consensus
b. sovereignty
d. democracy
12. This is the institution through which the state maintains social order.
c. politics
a. sovereignty
b. republic
d. government
13. Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government.
c. democracy
a. autocracy
b. oligarchy.
d. republic
types of government.
ID: A
Name:
ID: A
14, The United Staies
has this form
of government.
a. representative democracy
b. monarchy
15. This is liOI
a.
b.
noeded for democracy to prosper.
a social
an uneducated
consensus
public
c.
d.
c.
d.
direct democracy
constitutional republic
a
civil society
a favorable economy
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below,
a.
b.
c.
oligarchy
civil society
political parties
16.
17.
ruled by oue person
ruled by a few persons
19.
20.
Democrats and Republicans
network of voluntary associations
d.
e.
autocracy
democracy
Class:
Name:
Date:
Principles of Government
Multiple Choice
Identtfy the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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a. population
c. territory
b. democracy
d. government
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This system of government gives all powers to the national government.
a. {Heral
c. confederacy
b. socialists
d. unitary
a
J. A loose union of independent states is a
a- federal system.
c- confederacy.
b. constifutionalgovernment.
d. unitary system.
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an autocracy.
a democracy.
c.
d.
a monarchy.
an oligarchy.
The form of democracy we have in this country is called
direct democracy.
c. constitutionaldemocracy.
a.
b.
socialisticdemocracy.
d.
representativedemocracy.
This man's writings influenced the American revolutionaries.
a. Adam Smith
c. Karl Marx
b. John Locke
d. Abraham Lincoln
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
a. socialist
c. communist
b.
unitary
d. federal
A plan that provides the rules for govemment is called a
a. constitution.
c. preamble.
b. consensus.
d. political party.
9. Any system of government in which a small goup holds power is called
8.
a.
b-
a democracy.
an oligarchy.
c.
d.
a monarchy.
en autocracy.
i0. The Republicans and Democrats have developed in this country
a.
b.
capitalists.
types of government.
c.
d.
as the major
proletariat.
political parties.
11. This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.
c. social contract
a. consensus
b. sovereignty
d. democracy
This is the institution through which the state maintains social order.
a. sovereignty
c. politics
b. republic
d. govemment
13. Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government.
a. autocracy
c. democracy
b. oligarchy
d. republic
ID: A
ID: A
Name:
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The United States has this form of government.
representative democracy
b. monarchy
This
is N.OTneeded fordemocracyto prosper.
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b.
a social consensus
an uneducated public
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c.
d.
c.
d.
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constitutionalrepublic
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civil society
a favorable economy
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17.
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20.
oligarchy
civil society
political parties
ruled by one person
ruled by a few persons
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e.
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democracy