Chpt. 1 Political Science

Which Ancient Greek philosopher was one of the first to study government?

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Pythagoras

What is the effort to influence the way the government operates?

• Politics
• Economics
• Capitalism
• Laissez-Faire

What system splits the power between multiple groups?

• Unitary
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Federal

What serves as a rule book for our government?

• Consensus
• Constitution
• Confederacy
• Free Market

What is a small group of people who rule a country called?

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Republic
• Oligarchy

What is the economic system that emphasizes freedom of choice?

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Command Economy
• Confederacy

Who came up with the philosophy of capitalism?

• John Locke
• Adam Smith
• Thomas Hobbes
• Josh Smith

What states the goals and purposes of the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights
• Constitutional Law
• Preamble
• Republic

What best describes the economic system of the United States?

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy

What term describes a countries ability to form its own laws and protect itself without outside influence? 

• Constitutional Law
• Sovereignty
• Confederacy
• Autocracy