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1. Which feature most clearly distinguishes a sovereign state from a local government authority?
  1. It provides public services to residents
  2. It possesses supreme authority within its territory and independence externally
  3. It is administered by elected officials
  4. It collects taxes from individuals

Answer: B. It possesses supreme authority within its territory and independence externally

Sovereignty refers to a state's supreme internal authority and independence from external control.

2. A government is most likely to be regarded as legitimate when citizens generally
  1. fear the security forces
  2. receive identical incomes
  3. belong to the same political party
  4. accept its right to govern

Answer: D. accept its right to govern

Legitimacy exists when people accept a government's authority as rightful.

3. Which institution usually provides a child's earliest lessons about political values and authority?
  1. The family
  2. The judiciary
  3. The electoral commission
  4. The legislature

Answer: A. The family

The family is commonly the first setting in which children learn attitudes toward authority and public life.

4. The defining constitutional feature of a federal system is the
  1. abolition of state governments
  2. control of all public services by local councils
  3. division of governmental powers between central and regional units
  4. absence of a written constitution

Answer: C. division of governmental powers between central and regional units

Federalism constitutionally distributes authority between a central government and component units.

5. In a unitary system, local authorities generally exercise powers that are
  1. delegated by the central government
  2. equal in constitutional status to the central government
  3. granted by foreign governments
  4. independent of national law

Answer: A. delegated by the central government

A unitary central government may delegate administrative responsibilities to local bodies.

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