GOVT 407 EXAM 1 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ institution.
Answer: An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for
society
◉ government.
Answer: the institution that has the ultimate authority for making
decisions that resolve conflicts and allocate benefits and privileges
within a society
◉ Order.
Answer: A state of peace and security. Maintaining order by
protection members of society from violence and criminal activity is
one of the oldest purposes of government.
◉ Liberty.
Answer: The greatest freedom of the individual that is consistent
with the freedom of other individuals in the society
◉ Authority.
,Answer: The right and power of a government or other entity to
enforce its decisions.
◉ Legitimacy.
Answer: Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government
or other entity to exercise authority
◉ Totalitarian regime.
Answer: A form of government that controls all aspects of the
political, social, and economic life of a nation.
◉ Authoritarianism.
Answer: A type of regime in which only the government itself is fully
controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that
are not under the governments control.
◉ Democracy.
Answer: A system of government in which political authority is
vested in the people. The term is derived from greek words Demos
(the people) and Kratos (authority)
◉ Direct Democracy.
, Answer: A system of government in which political decisions are
made by the people directly, rather than by their elected
representatives
◉ Legislature.
Answer: A governmental body primarily responsible for the making
of laws.
◉ Initiative.
Answer: A procedure by which voters can petition to vote on a law
or amendment
◉ Referendum.
Answer: An electoral device whereby legislative or constitutional
measures are referred by the legislature to the voters for approval or
disapproval
◉ Recall.
Answer: A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an
elected official from the state office before his or her term has
expired.
◉ Republic.
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ institution.
Answer: An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for
society
◉ government.
Answer: the institution that has the ultimate authority for making
decisions that resolve conflicts and allocate benefits and privileges
within a society
◉ Order.
Answer: A state of peace and security. Maintaining order by
protection members of society from violence and criminal activity is
one of the oldest purposes of government.
◉ Liberty.
Answer: The greatest freedom of the individual that is consistent
with the freedom of other individuals in the society
◉ Authority.
,Answer: The right and power of a government or other entity to
enforce its decisions.
◉ Legitimacy.
Answer: Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government
or other entity to exercise authority
◉ Totalitarian regime.
Answer: A form of government that controls all aspects of the
political, social, and economic life of a nation.
◉ Authoritarianism.
Answer: A type of regime in which only the government itself is fully
controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that
are not under the governments control.
◉ Democracy.
Answer: A system of government in which political authority is
vested in the people. The term is derived from greek words Demos
(the people) and Kratos (authority)
◉ Direct Democracy.
, Answer: A system of government in which political decisions are
made by the people directly, rather than by their elected
representatives
◉ Legislature.
Answer: A governmental body primarily responsible for the making
of laws.
◉ Initiative.
Answer: A procedure by which voters can petition to vote on a law
or amendment
◉ Referendum.
Answer: An electoral device whereby legislative or constitutional
measures are referred by the legislature to the voters for approval or
disapproval
◉ Recall.
Answer: A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an
elected official from the state office before his or her term has
expired.
◉ Republic.
