HSA Review 1

Unit One: Foundations of Government

SELECTED RESPONSE

Directions: Select the response that best completes the question.  Start by crossing out the possible response you know to be wrong.  Then circle the response you believe to be correct. (5 minutes.)

1. Which of these is most often encouraged by government in a command economy?
1. National production goals
2. Inherited occupational roles
3. Private ownership of property
4. Competition between businesses

2. Which of these is most associated with an authoritarian government?

f.        The legislative process is slow

g.        Freedom of expression is valued

h.       Government leaders have absolute power

j.         Elections for government offices are conducted fairly

3. Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence

1. Dictatorship
2. Direct democracy
3. Absolute monarchy
4. Oligarchy

4.  In 1847 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto, which predicted the fall of capitalism.  Read the excerpt below

“The modern working-class developed a class of laborers who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labor increases capital.”

~from the Communist Manifesto

 According to the excerpt above, Marx and Engels believed that capitalism

f.        Restricted the economic freedom of employers

g.        Discouraged competition among business

h.       Failed to ensure the quality of goods produced

f.       Failed to protect the basic rights of workers

SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT

 Directions: Use your resources to complete the chart. (8 minutes)

Systems	Power resides where?
Unitary
Federal
Confederate

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

Directions: Work with a partner to complete the following chart. (15 minutes)

Form of government	Definition	Protect Freedoms: Yes/No
Autocracy/Authoritarian
Democracy (Direct and Representative/Indirect)
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

 

Directions: Draw lines matching the economic system with the correct definition and the correct real-life example. (5 minutes)

System Communism Socialism Capitalism

Definition An economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises An economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions An economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare

Real-life example   China/ Cuba  (Communism)         Canada/ France (Socialism)   United States/ Japan (Capitalism

ECONOMIC TERMS

Directions:  Use your glossary to define the following terms.  Include a real-life example. (8 minutes)

Free Market (Free Enterprise) –

Traditional –

Command Economy –

Mixed Economy – An economy in which the government regulates certain aspects of private enterprise, US – can’t build your own nuclear reactor.

 

FOUR PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT

Directions: Work with a partner to complete the following chart. (8 minutes)

Purpose of Government	Explanation	Real-Life Example
Maintain Social Order		Police, National Guard
Make Economic Decisions	Fiscal and Monetary Policy
National Security
Provide Public Services		Education

EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHERS

Directions: Match the philosopher with his major contribution to political thought. (5 minutes) Write the letter in the spot by the name.

A. Philosopher who amended the social contract adding the concept of natural rights and the ability to rebel against an unfair government in his book Two Treatises on Government B. Philosopher who commented on the concept of separation of powers, into separate branches, of government in his book On the Spirit of Laws C. Philosopher who developed the idea of a social contract theory of government (people give up some rights/freedoms to government for protection) in his book Leviathan D. Philosopher who championed ideas of equality

Thomas Hobbes          _______ John Locke                  _______ Jean Jacque Rousseau _______ 4.       Baron de Montesquieu_______

 

PRINCIPLES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Directions: STUDY.

1. All men are created equal
2. They posses certain rights
3. Purpose of government is to protect these rights
4. The government gets their power from the people
5. People can rebel if needs not met (public order, public services, national security, and economic policy)

WEAKNESSES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Directions: Complete the chart with a partner. (10 minutes)

Weaknesses of the AoC	Explain why this is a problem
No Power to tax
No power to regulate trade -interstate and foreign
No Power to Enforce Laws
9/13 states needed to ratify law
13/13 states needed to amend AoC
No Judicial Branch
No Executive Branch

PRINCIPLES OF THE US CONSTITUTION Directions: Define the following terms. (10 minutes)

1.      Federalism –

2.      Separation of Powers –

3.      Judicial Review –

4.      Checks and Balances –

5.      Popular Sovereignty –

6.      Limited Government – 

HSA Tools

Below is a great link for HSA practice. Click on different headings and find "HSA Released Items"

http://mdk12.org/instruction/clg/government/goal3.html


HSA Practice Tests:   http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/selection.aspx?email=kerianne@yaho#

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