Gov't Chapter 1

In the early days of the United States, states remained mostly independent but were loosely held together by a weak national government. What kind of government did the United States have in its earliest days?

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

• Federal

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

• Natural Law

• Natural Rights

• Divine Right of Kings

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

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Augustine

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.

• Sovereignty

• Consensus

• Social Contract

• Democracy

Integral (most important) to the ideal of self-government is the notion that ultimate government authority comes from

• people.

• laws.

• institutions.

• rulers.

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental form?

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

In which system of government does power flow back and forth from federal to state?

• Federal

• Totalitarian

• Unitary

• Confederal

Which of the following is a basic function of government?

• ensuring national security

• maintaining a navy

• taxing the citizens

• creating public parks

Which philosopher argued that any violation of the people’s natural rights by the government provided grounds for rebellion?

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Aristotle

• Thomas Hobbes

What are the three (3) basic types of power that a government must have?

• legislative, executive, judicial

• social, executive, divine

• judicial, sovereign, executive

• executive, divine, legislative