Government Chapter 1 Test

List and describe the 3 Basic Powers of Government:

Answer explanation

Legislative-power to make laws and frame public policy

Executive-power to execute, enforce, and administer laws

Judicial-power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise in society

List the 4 Characteristics of a State:

Answer explanation

Population, Sovereignty, Territory, and Government

Compare and Contrast a Dictatorship and a Democracy:

Answer explanation

A dictatorship is probably the oldest and certainly the most common, form of government known to history. In a democracy, supreme authority rests with the people, while in a dictatorship, that authority rests within in a single person.

Explain the Difference between Government and Politics

Answer explanation

Government and politics are two separate things. Politics is a process while government is an institution. Government is an institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies. Politics is the process by which a society decides how power and resources will be distributed within that society.

Explain at least 1 of the theories of How a State Came to be with an example:

Answer explanation

Social Contract, Force Theory, Divine Rights of Kings, and Evolutionary (explain one and give example)

"I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go." -President Gerald Ford (a) What basic concept of government does President Ford address? (b) Define the concept and explain President Ford's views on this concept.

The ________ of a government are, in short, all those things government decides to do. They may cover matters ranging from taxation, education, crime, and healthcare.

• Public Policy

• Legislature

• Politics

• Constitution

A _________ is the body of fundamental laws setting out principles, structures, and processes of a government.

• Power

• Politics

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

A _______ features a separation between the executive and legislative branches of government. The two branches are independent and coequal.

• Confederation

• Presidential Government

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

______ is one who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state.

• Dictator

• Citizen

• President

• Voter