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True of false, In a dictatorship supreme authority rests solely with the people
False
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True or false, Government is the process of accommodating different needs and viewpoints.
False
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True or false, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” describes a system of government in which the people are sovereign.
True
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True or false, The law of supply and demand states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop
true
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True or false, a confederation is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
false
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Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Constitution is the obligation to
d. provide for justice and the people’s general welfare
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Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that:
c. the state exists to serve the will of the people
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The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that:
a. those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule
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A federal government is one in which:
c. power is divided between a central government and local government
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Which of the following statements in NOT true of parliamentary government?
b. the legislature is subject to the direct control of the executive
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Which of the following is among the characteristics of a state?
d. all of the above(population, territory, and government)
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In a democracy, the will of the majority:
d. cannot be used to deprive rights to a member of a minority group
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All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government?
a. by private and corporate means
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In a free enterprise system, the means of capital are owned:
a. by private and corporate means
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Which of the following purposes of government is mainly concerned with other nations? :
d. providing for the common defense
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The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes which of the following?
a. family
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