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1. Which statement best describes government as an institution of the state?
  1. A group that exists only to settle private disputes
  2. The machinery through which the state makes and enforces decisions
  3. An association formed solely to contest elections
  4. A body that operates independently of the law

Answer: B. The machinery through which the state makes and enforces decisions

Government consists of the institutions that make, implement and interpret authoritative decisions for the state.

2. Which activity is most clearly a responsibility of the state?
  1. Choosing the personal beliefs of every citizen
  2. Managing every private household directly
  3. Replacing all voluntary associations with public agencies
  4. Maintaining public order and protecting the community

Answer: D. Maintaining public order and protecting the community

Maintaining law and order and protecting the population are core responsibilities of the state.

3. A constitution is described as written when its provisions are mainly
  1. contained in an authoritative documentary text or set of texts
  2. based entirely on conventions that have never been recorded
  3. changed by the executive without any established procedure
  4. enforced only by traditional rulers

Answer: A. contained in an authoritative documentary text or set of texts

A written constitution records its principal rules and institutions in authoritative documents.

4. The principle of separation of powers is intended primarily to
  1. place all public authority in the hands of the legislature
  2. make judges responsible for conducting elections
  3. prevent excessive concentration of governmental powers
  4. remove the need for a constitution

Answer: C. prevent excessive concentration of governmental powers

Separating governmental functions among different organs helps prevent the abuse of concentrated power.

5. When a legislature investigates the conduct of ministers, it is exercising a power that helps to
  1. make the judiciary subordinate to the executive
  2. hold the executive accountable
  3. transfer law-making authority to pressure groups
  4. abolish the principle of collective responsibility

Answer: B. hold the executive accountable

Legislative scrutiny is a check that can require the executive to explain its actions.

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