Government Final

The individual 50 States lack which basic characteristic of a state?

• government

• sovereignty

• Constitution

• defined population

Which of the following is among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution?

• defending the nation against foreign enemies

• insuring order and domestic tranquility

• promoting the general welfare of the citizens

• all of the above

Which of the following statements about the Internet is false?

• The Internet makes it easier to gain knowledge about government.

• The Internet gives individuals the power to entertain and inform themselves.

• The Internet led to widespread on-line voting in the 2000 elections.

• The Internet contains information that is not always reliable.

An advantage of a sole proprietorship is that

• it draws on the capital resources of more than one person.

• the owner is not personally responsible for its debts.

• it can continue indefinitely after the owner dies.

• the owner can make business decisions quickly.

Because private enterprise and government coexist together in American economic life, the economic system is called a

• federalist economy.

• mixed economy.

• purely socialist economy.

• a quasi-command economy.

The ideas of socialism developed in large part as a

• reaction to poverty and hardships caused by the Industrial Revolution.

• result of the struggle for bourgeoisie independence from the proletariat elite.

• peaceful alternative to the violence associated with democracy.

• voluntary movement towards a publicly managed free enterprise economy.

The type of business organization whose income is subject to two taxes, one on profits and one on dividends, is a

• sole proprietorship.

• partnership.

• corporation.

• monopoly.

Which of the following actions or policies can be said to be a common characteristic of communism anywhere?

• Deng's introduction of limited free enterprise in China

• Stalin's practice of giving party officials all possible economic and social advantages

• Gorbachev's introduction of the policies of perestroika

• Communist party control of all social, political, and economic institutions

Which form of government does Cuba, Costa Rica, and France have in common?

• parliamentary

• democratic

• unitary

• dictatorial

A government can be both

• federal and unitary.

• unitary and parliamentary.

• parliamentary and presidential.

• confederate and dictatorial.