FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CIVICS TEST 1

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CIVICS TEST #1

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-Guarantee passing score -58 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The structure of a (n) ______ requires that power be divided between a state's central and local levels of government

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Federal Government Question 2: Government in which power is limited to a single person or a very small group exists in which country?

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Cuba Question 3: Every state is an oligarchy because it has absolute power within its territory and can determine its own foreign and domestic policies

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True

Question 4: Which feature must a nation have to be considered a democracy?

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Citizen participation in government

Question 5: A ______, often described as a centralized government, is one in which all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency

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unitary government

Question 6: Which of the following statements about the internet is false?

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The internet led to widespread online voting in the 2000 elections Question 7: What is a valid conclusion based on a study of the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and Franklin

• Roosevelt?

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A president's political program may change in the face of current needs

Question 8: Which of the following is among the characteristics of a state?

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All of the Above Question 9: If you live under a democratic government that conducts its own foreign and domestic policies, in an area with a territory of 50 quare miles and a population of 50, 000, that area qualifies as a

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state

Question 10: The dominant political unit in the world today is the

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state Question 11: Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Preamble to the Constitution is the obligation to

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provide for justice and the people's general welfare

Question 12: Under a ______, the government must reign if it receives a "vote of no confidence"

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parliamentary government Question 13: Which of the following statements is NOT true of parliamentary government?

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The legislature is subject to the direct control of the executive

Question 14: In a dictatorship supreme authority rests solely with the people

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False

Question 15: "Promote the general welfare" really means that

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the government is a servant to its citizen Question 16: This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were

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reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment

Question 17: According to the social contract theory, the contract is

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a constitution Question 18: For what reason might the ruler(s) in a dictatorship feel threatened by the existence of the internet?

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The internet might provide a forum through which people could unite and rebel Question 19: Which characteristic of the American frontier continues to be an important part of life in the United States today?

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significant opportunities for social and economic mobility

Question 20: The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that

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those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule Question 21: Which of the following illustrates the concept of equality of opportunity?

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public schools may not exclude students because of their sex or race

Question 22: A government can be both

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unitary and parliamentary Question 23: Which of the following is among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the constitution?

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All of the Above Question 24: Which characteristic do the United States and Botswana have in common?

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Both countries are democratic Question 25: All political parties in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government?

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unitary

Question 26: ______ is the power to make law and frame public policies

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legislative power Question 27: The individual 50 states lack which basic characteristic of a state?

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sovereignty