Question

(each answer, 2.5 points)
match the descriptions with the systems of government. answers may be used more than once.

1.01) ______ all political power is concentrated in a centralized government.
1.02) ______ political power is shared between independent central and state governments.
1.03) ______ if a portion of the population disagrees with the policies of a government, the people can weaken the central governments power.
1.04) ______ decisions can be made more quickly.
1.05) ______ state governments within a country are more powerful than the central government.

a. unitary government
b. confederate government
c. federal government

choose the best answers.

1.06) ____ in a ____ form of government, the legislature selects the leader of the executive branch and may recall him at any time.
a. presidential
b. dictatorship
c. parliamentary
d. tribal

1.07) ____ in a ____ form of government only the legislature makes the laws, and the leader of the executive branch is elected by the people.
a. presidential
b. dictatorship
c. parliamentary
d. tribal

1.08) ______ which person did not contribute a social contract theory?
a. montesquieu
b. thomas hobbes
c. jean-jacques rousseau
d. john locke

1.09) ______ which answer is not a characteristic a state must have in order to exist?
a. people
b. government
c. constitution
d. territory
e. sovereignty

1.010) ______ which answer is not a factor of production?
a. capital goods
b. entrepreneurship
c. sovereignty
d. land (natural resources)
e. labor

Explanation:

Match descriptions with systems of government (1.01 to 1.05)

• 1.01: "All political power is concentrated in a centralized government." This describes a unitary government. Answer: A.
• 1.02: "Political power is shared between independent central and state governments." This describes a federal government. Answer: C.
• 1.03: "If a portion of the population disagrees with the policies of a government, the people can weaken the central government's power." This describes a confederate government. Answer: B.
• 1.04: "Decisions can be made more quickly." In a unitary government, power is centralized, allowing faster decision-making compared to federal or confederate systems. Answer: A.
• 1.05: "State governments within a country are more powerful than the central government." This describes a confederate government. Answer: B.

Choose the best answers (1.06 to 1.08)

• 1.06: "In a ___ form of government, the legislature selects the leader of the executive branch and may recall him at any time." This is the definition of a parliamentary system. Answer: C.
• 1.07: "In a ___ form of government only the legislature makes the laws, and the leader of the executive branch is elected by the people." This is the definition of a presidential system. Answer: A.
• 1.08: "Which person did NOT contribute a social contract theory?" Montesquieu contributed the theory of separation of powers, whereas Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau are the primary social contract theorists. Answer: A.

Choose the best answers (1.09 to 1.10)

• 1.09: "Which answer is NOT a characteristic a state must have in order to exist?" The four essential characteristics of a state are population (people), territory, sovereignty, and government. Constitution is not a strictly required characteristic for a state to exist. Answer: C.
• 1.10: "Which answer is NOT a factor of production?" The four factors of production are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. Sovereignty is a political concept, not an economic factor of production. Answer: C.

Answer:

1.01) A
1.02) C
1.03) B
1.04) A
1.05) B
1.06) C
1.07) A
1.08) A
1.09) C
1.10) C