The Framers of the Constitution held to the belief of English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes that
a. human beings are contentious and selfish.
b. government should be created by the people to serve the people.
c. people are born free and that natural rights cannot be taken from them.
d. the right to revolt against an unjust government is a natural right.
Q. 2The advantages of federalism include all of the following except that
a. it ensures that national programs and priorities are achieved.
b. it encourages innovation.
c. it helps manage social and political conflict.
d. it facilitates efficiency and rapidity with which problems are addressed and solved.
Q. 3A system of government in which most, if not all, legal powers rests in the central government is referred to as a
a. confederacy.
b. defederated system.
c. federal system.
d. unitary system.
Q. 4The difference between a federal system and a confederacy is that
a. a federal system divides power between the central government and geographically defined jurisdictionswhereas in a confederacy all authority is derived from the central government.
b. a federal system divides power between the central government and geographically defined jurisdictionswhereas in a confederacy the central government is weak and the regional governments are strong.
c. a federal system derives its powers from regional governments, whereas in a confederacy the centralgovernment is strong and the regional governments are weak.
d. in a federal system, the central government is weak and the regional governments are strong, whereas aconfederacy divides power between the central government and geographically defined jurisdictions.
Q. 5The great majority of countries (more than 90 percent) have a
a. confederate system of government.
b. unitary system of government.
c. a federalist system of government.
d. a unique blending of a confederate and unitary system of government.
Q. 6The pure forms of political culture presented by Daniel Elazar no longer characterize many states.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Population shifts can have significant political or economic consequences for state and local governments.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 8The concept of political culture refers to the attitudes, values, and beliefs people hold toward government.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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