CHAPTER 1 TEST Study Guide
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
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1. The three types of government found in the Unites States are: parliamentary government, unitary
government, and democracy. _________________________
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3. Constitution, dictatorship, democracy, and population are the defining characteristics of a state.
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4. "Government of the people, by the people, for the people" describes a system of government in which the
people are sovereign. _________________________
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5. The free enterprise system states that when supplies of goods and services become abundant, prices tend to
drop. _________________________
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6. Oklahoma is not a state as defined in Chapter 1 because it lacks democracy.
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7. The Divine Right Theory is the theory used that created America and it replaced the Evolutionary Theory
which was used in the creation of England. _________________________
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8. Every government has 3 basic powers; presidential, parliamentary, and federal.
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9. In regards to the question “Where is the governments power located?”, democracy, presidential, and federal
governments are types of governments that are examples to the answers of the question.
Jenks Public Schools is an example of this purpose of government found in the Preamble, Form a More
Perfect Union. _________________________
____ 10. If Barack Obama had to be a member of the legislative branch, the United States would have a presidential
government.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
MAIN IDEAS
____ 11. Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Preamble to the Constitution is
the obligation to
a. keep the executive and legislative branches of government separate.
b. create an autocratic form of government.
c. defend the country against Americans who oppose its policies.
d. provide for justice and the people's general welfare.
____ 12. Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that
a. the state developed out of force.
b. those of royal birth should rule the state.
c. the state exists to serve the will of the people.
d. government should be eliminated.
____ 13. The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that
a. those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule.
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b. the people as a whole are the sole source of political power.
c. the head of a family, clan, or tribe has the natural right to govern.
d. the strongest person or group has the right to control others by force.
A federal government is one in which
a. all power is concentrated in the central government.
b. limited powers are assigned to a central agency by independent states.
c. power is divided between a central government and local governments.
d. powers are divided between a legislative branch and an executive branch.
The individual 50 States lack which basic characteristic of a state?
a. government
b. sovereignty
c. Constitution
d. defined population
Which of the following is among the characteristics of a state?
a. government
b. democracy
c. constitution
d. free enterprise system
Which of the following statements about sovereign states is NOT true?
a. Sovereign states decide their own foreign and domestic policies.
b. Sovereign states can determine their own form of government.
c. A county or city is considered sovereign because it is subordinate to a larger form of
government.
d. Sovereign states have supreme power within their own territories.
All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government?
a. federal
b. confederate
c. unitary
d. executive
Which of the following is NOT among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the
Constitution?
a. defending the nation against foreign enemies
b. insuring order and domestic tranquility
c. promoting the general welfare of the citizens
d. insuring that each state in the United States have a democratic government
Which statement about the social contract theory is NOT true?
a. The state was created voluntarily by a free people.
b. The state is a natural extension of people's family structure.
c. Governmental powers are granted by the people.
d. Governmental powers may be limited by the people.
____ 29. According to the social contract theory, the contract is
a. a document describing the territory of the state.
b. impossible without the king’s consent.
c. the purpose of government.
d. a constitution.
____ 30. Which of the following would be MOST threatened by the social contract theory?
a. John Locke
b. people who support the divine right theory
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c. the people of a state
d. the authors of the Declaration of Independence
“Promote the general welfare” really means that
a. the government is a servant to its citizens.
b. the government controls the economy.
c. the state promotes private industry.
d. the Constitution establishes the meaning of “welfare.”
If you live under a democratic government that conducts its own foreign and domestic policies, in an area
with a territory of 50 square miles and a population of 50,000, that area qualifies as a
a. government.
b. state.
c. Constitution.
d. nation.
Where does sovereignty rest in a dictatorship?
a. with a small group or a single person
b. with the people
c. with the legislature
d. all of the above
The United States does not have a unitary form of government because
a. the British would not allow it.
b. the States have powers reserved to them in the Constitution.
c. the executive and legislative branches are separate.
d. the States hold more power than does the Federal Government.
A government can be both
a. federal and unitary.
b. unitary and parliamentary.
c. parliamentary and presidential.
d. confederate and dictatorial.
According to the law of supply and demand, if strawberries become scarce due to a drought in berryproducing regions, what happens to the price of strawberries?
a. The price will rise.
b. The price will drop.
c. The price will rise, then drop.
d. The price will remain the same.
Which of the following would NOT happen in a free enterprise system?
a. Hunt Enterprises is owned by one man, but his product is regulated by the government.
b. Joanne’s Jewels goes out of business soon after a large department store opens nearby.
c. Sun, Inc. realizes a year-end profit of over $500,000.
d. The government orders K.P. & Co. to produce 30 million metric tons of steel per year.
Which of the following reasons was most important to preserve in the creation of governments according to
John Locke?
a. life
c. pursuit of happiness
b. liberty
d. property
Which of the following was not a term used by Hobbes to describe life without government?
a. brutish
d. short
b. solitary
e. poor
c. sovereign
If the supply of lemons decreased because of a freeze in Florida, what would happen to the price of your
lemonade in the lemonade game?
a. It would increase
c. It would stay the same
b. It would decrease
d. It would depend on the demand
____ 41. In the lemonade game, which of the following situations would allow you to make a higher profit by selling
your lemonade at a higher price?
a. Demand decreased
c. Supply increased
b. Demand increased
d. Supply decreased
____ 42. For which of the following reasons best explains why some clothes at department stores have greatly reduced
prices?
a. Demand increased
c. Supply decreased
b. Demand decreased
d. None of the above