BYU GOVT 041 Final Exam with Questions Solved
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Unit 1
Power is not completely separated, allowing each branch to limit the other branches'
exercise of power.
1- How does the Constitution divide power between the three branches?
Plato
2- Who was considered to be the inventor of philosophy?
Military leaders do not have any independent authority, but are the servants of the elected
representatives of the people.
3- What does civilian control of the military mean?
liberty; order
4- Classical republicanism is principally concerned with ____________ while classical
liberalism is concerned with _______________.
Declaration of Independence
5- Which of the following documents outlines the purpose of government to protect the social
rights of its citizens, chiefly among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
separation of powers
6- As discussed in the chapter, what term is used to describe each branch of government's
separate and distinct sphere of power?
,Democracy
7- Which of the following is not one of the three types of government outlined by Montesquieu?
encouraging civic groups to help the poor
8- Which of the following would Tocqueville most likely endorse?
They believed elected officials could represent citizens and could be kept in check through
elections.
9- The Founders established a republican form of government. Why did they do this?
The president can veto a Supreme Court decision, but only with the support of a two-thirds
majority vote in Congress.
10- Which of the following IS NOT an example of checks and balances in the United States
Constitution?
the U.S. system of government created in Philadelphia
11- If a country has a political system where some decisions are made in local legislatures and
others are made in the national legislature. Whose government would this most likely be
compared to?
People should help one another because the welfare of others affects individual welfare.
12- According to Tocqueville, civic virtue means simply that individuals have interests and
desires that are not solely focused on themselves. Rather, they are willing to give up some of the
things they want in order to promote the common good. What did he mean by this?
, It provides both state and national governments with the ability to protect citizens from
abuses of power by the other.
13- How can the principle of federalism promote the protection of civil rights in the American
federal system?
Machiavelli
14- Which political thinker wrote The Prince, where he justified popular sovereignty, revolution,
and a separation of religious and secular government?
Perilous
15- According to Hobbes, what would life be like without limits on an individual's behavior or if
living in a state of nature?
politics
16- What does unit 1 say is perhaps the most complex form of human interaction?
separation of powers and checks and balances
17- A prominent political scientist famously described American government as separate
institutions sharing powers; Which two constitutional principles are embodied in this statement?
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
18- Which of the following best describes separation of powers?
In the United States the president can neither declare nor fund a war without the vote of
Congress.
100% Correct
Unit 1
Power is not completely separated, allowing each branch to limit the other branches'
exercise of power.
1- How does the Constitution divide power between the three branches?
Plato
2- Who was considered to be the inventor of philosophy?
Military leaders do not have any independent authority, but are the servants of the elected
representatives of the people.
3- What does civilian control of the military mean?
liberty; order
4- Classical republicanism is principally concerned with ____________ while classical
liberalism is concerned with _______________.
Declaration of Independence
5- Which of the following documents outlines the purpose of government to protect the social
rights of its citizens, chiefly among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
separation of powers
6- As discussed in the chapter, what term is used to describe each branch of government's
separate and distinct sphere of power?
,Democracy
7- Which of the following is not one of the three types of government outlined by Montesquieu?
encouraging civic groups to help the poor
8- Which of the following would Tocqueville most likely endorse?
They believed elected officials could represent citizens and could be kept in check through
elections.
9- The Founders established a republican form of government. Why did they do this?
The president can veto a Supreme Court decision, but only with the support of a two-thirds
majority vote in Congress.
10- Which of the following IS NOT an example of checks and balances in the United States
Constitution?
the U.S. system of government created in Philadelphia
11- If a country has a political system where some decisions are made in local legislatures and
others are made in the national legislature. Whose government would this most likely be
compared to?
People should help one another because the welfare of others affects individual welfare.
12- According to Tocqueville, civic virtue means simply that individuals have interests and
desires that are not solely focused on themselves. Rather, they are willing to give up some of the
things they want in order to promote the common good. What did he mean by this?
, It provides both state and national governments with the ability to protect citizens from
abuses of power by the other.
13- How can the principle of federalism promote the protection of civil rights in the American
federal system?
Machiavelli
14- Which political thinker wrote The Prince, where he justified popular sovereignty, revolution,
and a separation of religious and secular government?
Perilous
15- According to Hobbes, what would life be like without limits on an individual's behavior or if
living in a state of nature?
politics
16- What does unit 1 say is perhaps the most complex form of human interaction?
separation of powers and checks and balances
17- A prominent political scientist famously described American government as separate
institutions sharing powers; Which two constitutional principles are embodied in this statement?
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
18- Which of the following best describes separation of powers?
In the United States the president can neither declare nor fund a war without the vote of
Congress.
