Social Civics 1

Front 1

T/F
Ancient Rome had a highly developed system of government.

Back 1

True

Front 2

T/F
According to the textbook, democracy is the best form of government for those who are able to govern themselves.

Back 2

True

Front 3

T/F
The term "state" always refers to a country

Back 3

False

Front 4

T/F
Another term for "state" is "body politic"

Back 4

True

Front 5

T/F
Today the population of the United States is concentrated in rural areas

Back 5

False

Front 6

T/F
The Constitution requires that a national census be taken every 4 years

Back 6

False

Front 7

T/F
Trial by jury is not a part of America's cultural or social inheritance

Back 7

False

Front 8

T/F
The quota system, which began in 1921, sets a limit on the number of immigrants admitted too the United States

Back 8

True

Front 9

T/F
The United States is a unitary state because power is divided between the national (central) governmet and the state (local) governments.

Back 9

False

Front 10

T/F
When the first Europeans came to America, the found an uninhabited continent

Back 10

False

Front 11

T/F
By "Americanization" we mean the process in which newcomers to the United States learn English and become familiar with American history and government.

Back 11

True

Front 12

T/F
The institution possesing the supreme power within the state is called the government

Back 12

True

Front 13

One purpose of good government is to assure to each citizen

Back 13

The fruits of his or her labor

Front 14

A nation which directly or indirectly elects its leaders is called

Back 14

A republic

Front 15

The physical environment of a nation refers to that nation's

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Geography and climate

Front 16

The account of the origin of government now thought to be the true one is that it

Back 16

was the result of gradual evolution, starting with the family and clan

Front 17

After the Revolution the first addition of a large amount of land to our nation's territory came as a result of the

Back 17

Louisiana purchase

Front 18

The first and fundamental social group is thought to be the

Back 18

Family

Front 19

A government in which the chief magistrate holds office by hereditary right is called

Back 19

a monarchy

Front 20

Which group was excluded from the United States by the Immigration Act of 1924

Back 20

Asians

Front 21

The practice of nominating Presidential candidates by party conventions is an example of development of government through

Back 21

Usage

Front 22

According to the textbook the fronteir influenced our cultural heritage by encouraging

Back 22

Individual freedom

Front 23

The attitude that government should interfere as little as possible with the daily life of people is called

Back 23

Laissez-faire

Front 24

Name the three things essential to a state

Back 24

Government
Population
Territory

Front 25

Name the three influinces on the form of government

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Physical Environment
Social Environment
Cultural Inheritance

Front 26

Give the abnormal forms of:
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy

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Tyranny
Oligarchy
Mob rule

Front 27

Cultural inheritance

Back 27

The history and tradition of a people

Front 28

Supporters of the theory of divine right

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Stuart Kings

Front 29

An English philosopher who wrote on the "consent of the governed" theory

Back 29

John Locke

Front 30

An ancient Greek philosopher

Back 30

Aristotle

Front 31

Example of a federal state

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Switzerland

Front 32

Example of a Unitary State

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Great Britain

Front 33

T/F
The movement of population since the early 19th century has been away from rural districts and toward urban centers

Back 33

True

Front 34

T/F
The "center of population" in the United States has remained the same since 1790

Back 34

False

Front 35

T/F
Today the suburban population is inicreasing

Back 35

True

Front 36

T/F
Today the people of the United States are evenly distributed over the face of the land

Back 36

False

Front 37

T/F
Before 1896, most of the immigrants to the United States came from Italy, Russia, Central Europe, and Asia

Back 37

False

Front 38

Before 1896, most of the immigrants to the United States came from England, Ireland, and Germany

Back 38

True

Front 39

T/F
The quota system set up in 1921 favored immigrants from asia

Back 39

False