Government Lesson 2 Study Guide

Question 1

Which of the following is the oldest form of government still in use today?
A. republic 
B. monarchy
C. democracy
D. dictatorship

Answer 1

dictatorship

Question 2

A New England town meeting is an example of...
A. con-federal democracy
B. direct democracy
C. parliamentary democracy
D. representative democracy

Answer 2

Direct democracy

Question 3

Nazism is a form of fascism built on the idea of...
A. free enterprise
B. market socialism
C. racial superiority
D. national sovereignty

Answer 3

racial superiority

Question 4

Socialism began as an attempt to correct which disadvantage of capitalism?
A. lack of motivation to work
B. failure to reward new ideas
C. uneven distribution of wealth
D. inflexibility in the face of change

Answer 4

lack of motivation to work

Question 5

Which of these is a common feature of market economies?
A. how they acquire and retain power
B. How they make economic decisions
C. How they choose their close advisors
D. Production of high-quality goods and services

Answer 5

Production of high-quality goods and services

Question 6

In a command economy, who decides how much to produce?
A. Government planners
B. individual consumers
C. industrial labor unions
D. corporate shareholders

Answer 6

Government planners

Question 7

Which of these factors most distinguishes dictators form monarchs?
A. how they acquire and retain power
B. how they make economic decisions
C. how they choose their close advisers
D. how they regard the rights of citizens

Answer 7

how they acquire and retain power

Question 8

In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister?
A. the country's single party
B. an assembly of eligible voters
C. electors appointed by the monarch
D. the party with a legislative majority

Answer 8

the party with a legislative majority

Question 9

Which kind of country is most likely to have a federal system of government?
A. Large, with a diverse population
B. urban, with an industrial economy
C. poor with and unskilled population
D. small, with an abundance of resources

Answer 9

A. large with a diverse population

Question 10

In the four factors of production, the word “capital” refers to:
A. The money needed to start a business
B. the machinery, buildings, tools, and equipment used to produce goods and services.
C. the knowledge and skills workers bring to their job.
D. All of the above

Answer 10

All of them

Question 11

Referendum. initiative, and recall are examples of:
A. Votes of no confidence
B. parliamentary democracy
C. theocracy
D. Direct democracy

Answer 11

Direct Democracy

Question 12

In parliamentary democracy, the prime minister is chosen by:
A. the voters
B. the monarch
C. the legislative majority
D. the nation's highest court

Answer 12

the legislative majority

Question 13

The government of Athens included three major bodies. What are they?
A. Assembly, legislative, and the people’s court
B. Assembly, the Council of 500 and the people’s court
C. Assemble, the council of 500, democratic council
D. legislature, Assembly, executive board

Answer 13

Assembly, the Council of 500, and the people’s court

Question 14

What is the most common form of government today?
A. dictatorship
B. democracy
C. monarchy
D. theocracy

Answer 14

democracy

Question 15

No nation-states are organized as a confederation today because in such a system:
A. States cannot unite for some purposes without also giving up the power to run their own affairs
B. An authoritarian regime is much more likely to emerge
C. The central government is too weak to be effective
D. There is no flexibility for meeting local needs

Answer 15

States cannot unite for some purposes without also giving up the power to run their own affairs

Question 16

In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister
A. The country's single party
B. an assembly of eligible voters
C. electors appointed by the monarch
D. the party with a legislative majority

Answer 16

the party with a legislative majority

Question 17

What is the difference between a totalitarian regime and an authoritarian regime?
A. A totalitarian regime tries to control citizens lives more fully than an authoritarian one
B. A totalitarian regime allows private businesses to exist but an authoritarian regime doesn’t
C. A totalitarian regime is limited by a constitution, while an authoritarian regime is not
D. A totalitarian regime allows for citizen participation while an authoritarian regime does not

Answer 17

A totalitarian regime tries to control citizens lives more fully than an authoritarian one

Question 18

In which form of government is power the most centralized?
A. A federal system
B. A unitary system
C. supra national organizational system
D. confederal system

Answer 18

A unitary system

Question 19

By definition, a federal system divide power between…
A. the major political parties
B. the men and women
C. the monarch and the citizens
D. the national government and the regional government

Answer 19

The national government and the regional government

Question 20

The following were all considered members of the lower class in Ancient Rome
A. Commons, Equestrian class. Latins. and Upper Classes
B. Equestrians, slaves, Senatorial class, and slaves
C. Commons, Latins, Senatorial class and slaves
D. Commons, Latins, Foreigners, and slaves

Answer 20

Commons, Latins, Foreigners and slaves

Question 21

In What ways are the economies of the U.S. and China similar
A. Both are command economies
B. Bothe are market economies
C. Both are traditional economies
D. Both are mixed economies

Answer 21

Both are mixed economies

Question 22

Which kind of government did the American colonists create when they formed the United States of America?
A. Absolute monarchy
B. Constitutional monarchy
C. Direct Democracy
D. Constitutional monarchy

Answer 22

Constitutional monarchy