SOC Ch 17 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ALL ANSWERS REVISED AND UPDATED
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SOC Ch 17 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ALL ANSWERS REVISED AND UPDATED
Which nation is an absolute monarchy?
A) Oman
B) Great Britain
C) Denmark
D) Australia - Answer-A) Oman
Which of the following present and former government leaders is generally considered a dictator?
A) David Cameron
B...
SOC Ch 17 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
WITH ALL ANSWERS REVISED AND
UPDATED
Which nation is an absolute monarchy?
A) Oman
B) Great Britain
C) Denmark
D) Australia - Answer-A) Oman
Which of the following present and former government leaders is generally considered a
dictator?
A) David Cameron
B) Barack Obama
C) Qaboos bin Said Al Said
D) Kim Jong-Un - Answer-D) Kim Jong-Un
A(n) _________________ is an extremely oppressive government that seeks to control
all aspects of its citizens' lives.
A) oligarchy
B) totalitarian dictatorship
C) anarchy
D) absolute monarchy - Answer-B) totalitarian dictatorship
Which is not a characteristic of a democracy?
A) People vote to elect officials.
B) A king or queen holds the majority of governmental control.
C) One goal of this type of government is to protect citizens' basic rights.
D) A constitution typically outlines the foundational ideas of how this government should
operate. - Answer-B) A king or queen holds the majority of governmental control.
Which statement best expresses why the United States is not a true democracy?
A) Many politicians are corrupt.
B) Special-interest groups fund political campaigns.
C) Citizens elect representatives who vote on their behalf to make policy.
D) Ancient Greece was the only true democracy. - Answer-C) Citizens elect
representatives who vote on their behalf to make policy.
absolute monarchies - Answer-governments wherein a monarch has absolute or
unmitigated power
anarchy - Answer-the absence of any organized government
, constitutional monarchies - Answer-national governments that recognize monarchs but
require these figures to abide by the laws of a greater constitution
democracy - Answer-a form of government that provides all citizens with an equal voice
or vote in determining state policy
dictatorship - Answer-a form of government in which a single person (or a very small
group) wields complete and absolute authority over a government or populace after the
dictator rises to power, usually through economic or military might
monarchy - Answer-a form of government in which a single person (a monarch) rules
until that individual dies or abdicates the throne
oligarchy - Answer-a form of government in which power is held by a small, elite group
representative democracy - Answer-a government wherein citizens elect officials to
represent their interests
totalitarian dictatorship - Answer-an extremely oppressive form of dictatorship in which
most aspects of citizens' lives are controlled by the leader
In the past, Southern states discouraged African Americans from voting by requiring
them to take a _____________________ test.
A) blood
B) literacy
C) lie detector
D) citizenship - Answer-B) literacy
Which president signed the Voting Rights Act?
A) Lyndon Johnson
B) John F. Kennedy Jr.
C) Barack Obama
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt - Answer-A) Lyndon Johnson
Which factor does not influence voting practices?
A) Race
B) Social class
C) Ethnicity
D) Voting booths - Answer-D) Voting booths
The U.S. Supreme Court case _________________ led to the revision of voting districts
to account for differences in population density.
A) Roe v. Wade
B) Reynolds v. Sims
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Marbury v. Madison - Answer-B) Reynolds v. Sims
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