For numbers 321–330, read the following descriptions carefully.
Decide which word best describes what is being said and circle the
letter of the correct answer. (If you do not own this book, please write
your answers on a separate piece of paper.)
- A government that requires complete, unquestioning obedience to
authority is
a. authoritarian.
b.laissez-faire.
c. partisan.
d.reactionary. - A government that holds power in the hands of a select few is a(n)
a. proxy.
b.hegemony.
c. anarchy.
d.oligarchy. - Someone who holds a firm or perhaps blind commitment to a
cause or party is a(n)
a. precept.
b.partisan.
c. enclave.
d.proxy. - A political candidate who believes in the principles of equal
political, social, civil, and economic rights for all would be referred
to as
a. laissez-faire.
b.totalitarian.
c. egalitarian.
d.tendentious. - An individual who is authorized to represent, speak, or act for
another is referred to as a
a. proxy.
b.precept.
c. partisan.
d.protocol.