Government Structures and Systems Quiz
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Which term is used to describe the formal institutions through which a land and its people are ruled?

  • Politics
  • Democracy
  • Totalitarianism
  • Government (correct)

    • What is the main difference between democracies and totalitarian governments?

  • Democracies give citizens a formal voice in politics, while totalitarian governments do not
  • Democracies have formal limits on their power, while totalitarian governments do not (correct)
  • Democracies prevent others from challenging their authority, while totalitarian governments do not
  • Democracies have a smaller size than totalitarian governments

    • What important changes began to take place in the governance of some Western nations in the seventeenth century?

  • Governments began to expand their size
  • Governments began to acknowledge formal limits on their power
  • Governments began to give citizens a formal voice in politics through the vote
  • Governments began to acknowledge formal limits on their power and give citizens a formal voice in politics through the vote (correct)

    • According to Harold Lasswell, what is politics?

    <p>The struggle over who gets what, when, how</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some forms that politics can take?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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