American Government Final Exam Review
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Government - CORRECT ANSWERS the institution through which a
society makes and enforces public policies
Public policies - CORRECT ANSWERS all of the many goals that
government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is
involved
Legislative power - CORRECT ANSWERS the power to make laws and
to frame public policies
Exceutive power - CORRECT ANSWERS The power to execute,
enforce and administer laws
Judicial power - CORRECT ANSWERS the power to interpret laws, to
determine their meaning and to settle disputes that arise within the society
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWERS the body of fundamental laws
setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
Dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS a form of government in which
the leader has absolute power and authority
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWERS a form in government in which the
supreme authority rests with the people
, State - CORRECT ANSWERS a body of people living in a defined
territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce law
without the consent of any higher authority
Sovereign - CORRECT ANSWERS when a state has absolute power in
its own territory
Social Contract Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ideas from John Locke
(England) and Jean Jacques Rousseau (France) the theory argues that the states
arose out of a voluntary act of free people
Unitary government - CORRECT ANSWERS "centralized government"
all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency
Federal government - CORRECT ANSWERS a form of government in
which the powers of government are divided between a central government and
several local government
Confederate government - CORRECT ANSWERS an alliance of
independent states
Presidential government - CORRECT ANSWERS a separation of powers
between the executive and the legislative branches of the government
Parliamentary government - CORRECT ANSWERS the executive
branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official's cabinet
Majority rule - CORRECT ANSWERS in a democracy, the majority of
the people will be right more often than they will be wrong, and will be right
more often than will any one person or small group
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Government - CORRECT ANSWERS the institution through which a
society makes and enforces public policies
Public policies - CORRECT ANSWERS all of the many goals that
government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is
involved
Legislative power - CORRECT ANSWERS the power to make laws and
to frame public policies
Exceutive power - CORRECT ANSWERS The power to execute,
enforce and administer laws
Judicial power - CORRECT ANSWERS the power to interpret laws, to
determine their meaning and to settle disputes that arise within the society
Constitution - CORRECT ANSWERS the body of fundamental laws
setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
Dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWERS a form of government in which
the leader has absolute power and authority
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWERS a form in government in which the
supreme authority rests with the people
, State - CORRECT ANSWERS a body of people living in a defined
territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce law
without the consent of any higher authority
Sovereign - CORRECT ANSWERS when a state has absolute power in
its own territory
Social Contract Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ideas from John Locke
(England) and Jean Jacques Rousseau (France) the theory argues that the states
arose out of a voluntary act of free people
Unitary government - CORRECT ANSWERS "centralized government"
all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency
Federal government - CORRECT ANSWERS a form of government in
which the powers of government are divided between a central government and
several local government
Confederate government - CORRECT ANSWERS an alliance of
independent states
Presidential government - CORRECT ANSWERS a separation of powers
between the executive and the legislative branches of the government
Parliamentary government - CORRECT ANSWERS the executive
branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official's cabinet
Majority rule - CORRECT ANSWERS in a democracy, the majority of
the people will be right more often than they will be wrong, and will be right
more often than will any one person or small group
