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Who are the two totalitarian leaders pictured?

A
Hitler and Mussolini
B
Hitler and Lenin
C
Hitler and Churchill
D
Hitler and Stalin
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Why were taxes an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists?

A
They were taxed without having representation in Parliament.
B
They felt the taxes should be invested in colonial infrastructure.
C
They did not get sufficient government services.
D
They paid a higher tax rate than those living in England.
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The Magna Carta led to the creation of Parliament, England’s

A
judicial branch.
B
executive branch.
C
royal branch.
D
legislative branch.
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The Magna Carta established the rights of

A
military officers.
B
neighboring countries.
C
non-Christian believers.
D
citizens.
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What is the main difference between federal and confederal systems of government?

A
In a federal system there is no centralized authority, while in a confederal system power is distributed equally among the states.
B
In a federal system there is centralized authority, while in a confederal system power is distributed equally among the states.
C
In a federal system power is distributed equally, while in a confederal system the states have less authority than the central government.
D
In a federal system there is no centralized authority, while in a confederal system local offices give advice to a centralized authority.
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Which are examples of totalitarian governments that existed following WWI? Choose three correct answers.

A
Germany
B
China
C
France
D
Italy
E
Japan
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How did the Enlightenment’s theories of government view the role of government?

A
as transparent
B
as useful
C
as benevolent
D
as absolute
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Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

A
It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain’s ability to collect taxes.
B
It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.
C
It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.
D
It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.
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What did philosophers of the Enlightenment have faith in, believing it could answer questions and solve problems?

A
science
B
economics
C
government authority
D
human reason
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When the police arrest someone today, they must follow certain agreed-upon procedures. They are said to be following

A
the rule of law.
B
due process.
C
the separation of powers.
D
the legislative branch.
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The Magna Carta placed clear limits on the power of the

A
citizens.
B
Church.
C
army.
D
king.
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How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment view the relationship between government and the governed?

A
as more beneficial to the people governed
B
as not at all beneficial to either group
C
as more beneficial to the government
D
as mutually beneficial for people and government
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Which characteristics of Nazi Germany’s government were those of a totalitarian state? Choose four correct answers.

A
They focused on and promoted a national identity.
B
They discouraged ideas that didn’t benefit the state.
C
They persecuted those who spoke out against the state.
D
They enforced ideas about the inferiority of some races.
E
They allowed only professed Nazis to run for office.
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Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. "For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury." Which legal change after the American Revolution most likely resulted from this grievance?

A
Due process of law was implemented.
B
All colonial court cases were retried.
C
A new legal system was founded.
D
The court system was established.
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In which system of government would states function independently of each other?

A
unitary
B
federal
C
confederal
D
solitary
16

A pure market economy is sometimes called pure

A
command economy.
B
socialism.
C
communism.
D
capitalism.
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Which statement best describes a pure market economy?

A
Producers and consumers make some economic choices while the government makes others.
B
The government determines economic choices and makes most decisions.
C
The decisions made by producers and consumers drive all economic choices.
D
Producer intervention in economic choices is strictly forbidden.
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The most common economic system in the world is a

A
command economy.
B
closed economy.
C
mixed market economy.
D
traditional economy.
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In a federal system of government, power is

A
held by one person who makes all the decisions.
B
divided equally between all state governments.
C
held by a central government that makes decisions.
D
divided between the national government and the states.
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Which statement best describes a command economy?

A
Government intervention in economic choices is strictly forbidden.
B
The government determines economic choices and makes most decisions.
C
The decisions made by producers and consumers drive all economic choices.
D
Producers and consumers make some economic choices while the government makes others.

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