Foundations of Government

What three basic types of power do people in government exercise?

• social, executive, divine

• judicial, sovereign, executive

• legislative, executive, judicial

• executive, divine, legislative

The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

• policy

• legitimacy

• sovereignty.

• legislative power

Which of the following is a basic function of government?

• maintaining a navy

• taxing the citizens

• creating public parks

• ensuring national security

Which of the following is another name for the term general welfare?

• public good

• social good

• social contract

• public needs

Rulers who are seen as right and proper by key segments of their nation’s population have

• legitimacy

• sovereignty.

• divine right

• absolute power

The Chinese concept of “Mandate of Heaven” is an example of rule by

• natural law

• divine right

• social contract

• direct democracy

Which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state?

• social contract theory

• the divine right of kings

• natural law

• natural rights

Who said that life without government was like a war pitting each individual against de other?

• Louis XIV

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Aquinas

Which philosopher believed that the formation of societies and government corrupted the human condition and introduced inequality?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Augustine

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Integral to the ideal of self-government is the notion that ultimate government authority comes from

• laws

• rulers

• people

• institutions