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Unit 1 Study Guide
Government Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An Independent country in which people share a common culture is called? | Nation-State |
| The right to exercise power and authority over a region, a group, or oneself? | Sovereignty |
| Which of these is the best example of a public good? | Schools, public roads, and fire stations |
| What is an essential feature of political activity? | It is purposeful |
| If someone has formal authority, where does their power come from? | Comes from an official way, comes from power holders |
| On Dec 1, 1995, Rosa Parks went to jail rather than give up her bus seat. What was her actgion an example of? | Civil disobedience |
| What is considered the basic building block of government? | Means of coercion and collecting revenue |
| A ruler's legitimacy depends mainly on what factor? | People's acceptance of rulers's authority |
| What is most likely to involve Horse Trading ? | Business Deal |
| This form of government is ruled by a king or queen and has a clear line of succession? | Monarchy |
| A form of democracy where all eligible voters have a say, not just elected representatives. A New England town hall meeting is an example of what? | Direct Democracy |
| Nazism is a form of facism based on the idea of what? | Racial superiority |
| Socialism attempts to correct what disadvantagese of capitalism? | Equal Income Distrabution |
| What are the common features of a market economy? | 1. Efficient at meeting people's needs, based on demand 2. Competition keeps prices from rising too high 3. Business investment helps economy grow 4. Production of high quality goods and services |
| In a command economy, who decides how much to produce? | Essential Government |
| What factor distinguishes most dictators from monarchs? | Legitimacy problems with dictators |
| In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the prime minister? | Members of legislative majority |
| What are the three basic questions an economic system must answer | 1. What should be produced 2. How should they share goods and servies 3. How is it produced |
| What kind of country is most likely to have a federal system? | Large, diverse countries |
| What best defines the principle of popular sovereignty? | The principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of a government |
| The idea of representative government first developed in ancient ______ | Romans |
| WHat are aspects of the Virginia plan? | Called for government with three branches |
| What historic documents first established the principle of the rule of law? | Magna Carta |
| What was the greatest barrier to ratifying the Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| What are natural rights and individual rights? | - Natural Rights, right to life itself and the ownership of property produced or gained through their own labors - Individual Rights, the rights and liberties that individuals can claim by virtue of being human |
| What issues at the Constitutional Convention were resolved by what is known as the Great Compromise? | The house of representatives is by population and the senate is equal |
| The articles of Confederation reflected Americans fear of what? | Strong central/state government |
| What political philosopher favored separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches? | Baron de Montesquieu |
| The three fifths compromise did what? | slaves would be counted as ⅗ of free person |
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