Gov Chapter One

What are the 3 main components of a government?
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What are the 3 main components of a government?
people, power, policies
What is a state?
A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a specific area
Which function of Government is concerned with building highways and establishing national parks?
providing services
Which of the following best describes why the government function of providing for the public good is challenging?
It involves making difficult choices that may not benefit everyone equally
Which two theories of government had the greatest influence on early American political leaders?
Natural law theory and social contract theory
Which of the following is an advantage of a presidential system of government?
The president is able to make decisions quickly and independently
One key characteristic that distinguishes presidential systems from parliamentary systems is?
how the executive and legislative branches are organized
A country decides to establish a new government in which power is centralized in a single national government and regional governments carry out the decisions of the central government. What system does this new government illustrate?
Unitary
which of the following statements best describes a representative government?
citizens are the ultimate source of government authority
Who holds power in a totalitarian regime?
A dictator
The core ideals of American democracy are?liberty, equality, self-governmentwhich of the following statements defines the term equality?All people possess a moral worth that entitles them to fair treatmentwhy did the framers take measures to protect minority rights?They worried that an imbalance that allowed one group to gain too much power threatened the common goodThe principle of American democracy which states that government is subject to recognized and enforced limits is called?rule of lawhow does the free enterprise system of the United States protect individual economic freedom's?by allowing people and businesses to make their own economic choices with limited government interference