Quiz 1

Question 1

the institution through when society makes and enforces its public policies

Answer 1

government

Question 2

the things the government decides to do

Answer 2

public policies

Question 3

the power to make law and a frame to public policies

Answer 3

legislative power

Question 4

the power to execute, enforce, and administrator

Answer 4

executive power

Question 5

the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society

Answer 5

judicial power

Question 6

the body of fundamental laws the principals, structures, and processes

Answer 6

constitution

Question 7

a type of government which rulers are not held responsible to the will of people

Answer 7

dictatorship

Question 8

a type of government in which supreme authority rests with the majority of the people

Answer 8

democracy

Question 9

a group of people who live in a defined territory that is orginized politically

Answer 9

state

Question 10

absolute and supreme power

Answer 10

sovereign

Question 11

a government in which a single person holds unlimited power

Answer 11

autocracy

Question 12

a government in which a small, usually self-appointed, group has the power to rule

Answer 12

oligarchy

Question 13

a government in which all power belongs to a central agency

Answer 13

unitary government

Question 14

a government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments

Answer 14

federal government

Question 15

structuring a government so that power is shared by a central and several local governments

Answer 15

division of powers

Question 16

an alliance of independent states

Answer 16

confederation

Question 17

a government in which executive and legislative branches are seperate and coequal

Answer 17

presidential government

Question 18

a government in which members of the executive branch are also members of the legislative branch and are subject to the legislature’s direct control

Answer 18

parliamentary government

Question 19

in a democratic society, people must blend , adjust, and reconsile competing view to make people happy

Answer 19

compromise

Question 20

private ownership of capital goods, investments made by private decisions, not by government directive, and sucess o failure determined by competition in the market place.

Answer 20

free enterprise system

Question 21

when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. when supplies become more scarce, prices tend to rise.

Answer 21

law of supply and demand

Question 22

combines mixed enterprise and government regulations

Answer 22

mixed economy