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1. Which condition best distinguishes constitutional government from government by arbitrary rule?
  1. The executive appoints every public official
  2. The legislature meets at regular intervals
  3. Public power is exercised within legally enforceable limits
  4. The state has a written constitution

Answer: C. Public power is exercised within legally enforceable limits

Constitutionalism requires public authorities to obey and be constrained by law, whether or not the constitution is written.

2. In a sovereign state, internal sovereignty refers chiefly to the state's authority to
  1. exercise supreme legal authority over persons and institutions within its territory
  2. prevent all foreign trade
  3. make every citizen a member of the same ethnic group
  4. abolish local government institutions

Answer: A. exercise supreme legal authority over persons and institutions within its territory

Internal sovereignty is the state's supreme authority over people and institutions within its territorial boundaries.

3. A government is most likely to gain legitimacy when citizens believe that it
  1. can punish every critic
  2. has the largest civil service
  3. controls the national media
  4. has a rightful claim to exercise political power

Answer: D. has a rightful claim to exercise political power

Legitimacy exists when people accept a government's right to rule.

4. Which practice is most consistent with the rule of law?
  1. Ministers are exempt from court proceedings
  2. Officials and citizens are subject to the same ordinary law
  3. The police decide guilt without trial
  4. Government orders override every court judgment

Answer: B. Officials and citizens are subject to the same ordinary law

The rule of law requires equality before the law and accountability through ordinary legal processes.

5. The principal purpose of separating legislative, executive and judicial powers is to
  1. reduce the concentration and abuse of public power
  2. prevent the courts from interpreting laws
  3. make the legislature superior to the constitution
  4. remove public officials from accountability

Answer: A. reduce the concentration and abuse of public power

Separating governmental functions helps prevent any one institution from accumulating unchecked power.

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