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| Question | Answer |
| what ancient people were responsible for creating the first democratic state? | the Greeks |
| What ancient people were responsible for creating the first republic? | The Romans |
| Which gov't best describes the government of the United States based on how its power is centralized and/or spread out geographically? | Federal |
| Which gov't best describes the government of the United States based on the relationship between its executive and legislative branches? | Presidential |
| Which gov't best describes the government of the United States based on how many people may participate in its government? | Constitutional Republic |
| Which gov't has by definition the weakest national government? | Confederate |
| In which gov't is the power to govern divided more equally between several State gov'ts and a single national gov't? | federal |
| In which gov't is governing power more likely centralized into a single national government where all the decisions for the state are made? | Unitary |
| Which gov't would probably be best at getting the entire nation to cooperate and pool their resources together? | Unitary |
| What is the chief executive called in a presidential government | President |
| What is the chief executive called in a parliamentary government? | Prime minister |
| Who picks the chief executive in a parliamentary government? | Legislature |
| In which gov't is the chief executive chosen from the members of the legislative branch? | Parliamentary |
| Who picks the chief executive in a presidential government? | Electors/people |
| In which gov't are the law makers and those who enforce the law separate and independent groups? | Presidential |
| In which economic system is protection of property rights the primary function of the government? | Free Market Economy |
| In which economic system is income re-distribution the primary function of the government? | Command Economy |
| Competition among producers and consumers ensures higher quality products and lower priced goods and services, and is a key feature of what economic system? | Free Market Economy |
| Which economists argued that the power of government should be used to help stimulate and revive a slow economy? | John Maynard Keynes / Karl Marx |
| Which economists argued that government intervention into the economy to help the poor often makes things worse for everyone? | F.A. Hayek / Adam Smith |
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