QuestionQuestion 1.1.(TCO 2) Hereditary rule by one person is known as _____.(Points : 3)a monarchya republicinstitutionalizationa stateQuestion 2.2.(TCO 2) According to Aristotle, democracy is the _____ form of government by _____.(Points : 3)corrupt; onecorrupt; a fewcorrupt; many+legitimate; manyQuestion 3.3.(TCO 2) Which of the following descriptions best depicts a federal system of government? (Points : 3)The central government maintains all the power.The first-order subdivisions maintain all the power.Federal systems exist where there are no governments.Federal systems have divided power between a central government and first-order governments.Question 4.4.(TCO 2) In _____, representatives are elected based on their party’s percentage of the vote.(Points : 3)proportional representative systemsmajoritarian systemssingle-member districtsmultimember districtsQuestion 5.5.(TCO 2) Why are coalitions among parties seldom necessary in the United States? (Points : 3)Because elections are held in multimember districtsBecause elections usually produce more than two viable candidatesBecause elections are held in single-member districts with plurality winnersBecause of the multiparty system in the United StatesQuestion 6.6.(TCO 2) A _____ system practices both state ownership and extensive welfare benefits.(Points : 3)socialiststatistwelfarelaissez-faireQuestion 7.7.(TCO 2) Judicial activism refers to _____.(Points : 3)liberal judgesconservative judgesjudicial restraint by judgeswillingness to override legislaturesQuestion 8.8.(TCO 2) Though rare, a ‘true’ democracy, is a system in which _____.(Points : 3)all citizens meet periodically to elect officialsall citizens meet periodically to elect officials and personally enact lawspopular accountability is common, but political competition is extremely limitedthe wealthy almost always have greater influence than the poorQuestion 9.9.(TCO 2) Right-wing totalitarianism does not desire revolution; instead, it attempts to block _____.(Points : 3)a leftist revolutionethnic turmoilan Islamic fundamentalist movementa libertarian revolutionQuestion 10.10.(TCO 2) Describe the purpose of total control as relates to the image of the state.(Points : 3)To reveal the state as a genuine and open entityTo excuse the state’s invasive and/or violent political measuresTo convey to the citizens a perception of only everyday orderTo convey to visitors a perception of nearly perfect order
