Civics Final Study Guide

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What is the term for the institution which a society makes and enforces its public policies?

confederation

public system

government (correct)

state

What is the the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to make laws and to frame public policies?

executive power

legislative power (correct)

judicial power

none of the above

Taxation, defense education, and healthcare are all examples of what?

useless things

private policies

externalities

public policies (correct)

A commonly agreed upon reason as to why government was invented is

to be able to survive with ways to regulate human actions Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to execute, enforce, and administer laws?

executive power Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within society?

judicial power Signup and view all the answers

A "state" is

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 Signup and view all the answers

In a ______ the people hold sovereign power and government is conducted by and with the consent of the people

democracy Signup and view all the answers

The term for a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power is

autocracy Signup and view all the answers

The term for a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite is

oligarchy Signup and view all the answers

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What is the term for the institution which a society makes and enforces its public policies?

What is the the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to make laws and to frame public policies?

Taxation, defense education, and healthcare are all examples of what?

A commonly agreed upon reason as to why government was invented is

What is the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to execute, enforce, and administer laws?

What is the term for the type of power the government has and exercises to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within society?

A "state" is

In a ______ the people hold sovereign power and government is conducted by and with the consent of the people

The term for a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power is

The term for a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite is

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