Government Chapter 1

Which of these is NOT a purpose of government?

• To provide national defense.
• To promote personal profit.
• To maintain public order.
• To provide for the public good.

Government decisions that affect people's lives is called government ____.

• rules

• guidelines
• sovereignty

• policies

Governments make laws, but they also are responsible for ______ & ______ those laws.

• advertising & discussing

• changing & amending

• taxing and regulating

• enforcement & punishment of

Building roads, preserving parks and beaches, and PBS Kids are all example of government providing ____.

• private services
• commercial services
• non-profit initiatives
• public goods

According to the social contract theory, governments exist because people agree to accept _____.

• independence
• chaos
• authority
• freedom

a system of government headed by a king or queen who exercises absolute authority

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy
• Republic

• Direct Democracy

a system of rule in which one person or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government

• Dictatorship

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy

An oligarchy is _____.

• a system where all citizens have equal power
• a type of economy controlled by the government
• a form of government in which a small group holds dictatorial power.

• a form of government led by a single ruler

A direct democracy is ____.

• a system where representatives vote on behalf of citizens.
• a type of government that only allows voting on certain issues.
• a form of government with no citizen participation.
• a system of government where citizens vote on all laws and policies directly.

An indirect form of democracy that places political decision making at least one step away from the people; instead, people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• Direct democracy
• Oligarchy
• Republic

• Autocracy