Miscellaneous
Define sovereign.
What is...INDEPENDENT!!!! (The state governments in the US are independent)
Oligarchy
What is...an authoritarian government run by an elite group.
To establish justice means
What is...To make laws
John Locke
What is...Believed people are born with natural rights.
What do dictators do?
Prevent people from exercising their rights.
What is the main job of any government?
What is...To define rules for people living in a territory.
Direct Democracy
What is...a government where the people are directly linked to the government and its processes. (Everyone votes on the issue).
Promote the general welfare means
What is...Improve the lives of citizens
Thomas Hobbes
What is...Believed people would act like wild animals without a government to guide them.
How much money do you need for the field trip on Friday? What are we going to do?
What is...FIVE DOLLAR AND BOWLLLL, and sports at the park ;)
Main Three Forms of Authoritarian Governments
What is...Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Dictatorship
Indirect Democracy
Citizens elect representatives, these representatives vote in favor of what the majority wants, or they are replaced in the next election.
Provide for the common defense means
Protects the people from external threats
Who wrote "Two Treatises of Government"?
What is...John Locke
The United States has which type of government?
Presidential Democracy (Democratic Republic)
They control every aspect of their peoples’ lives. What they read, watch, listen to, etc. Kim Jong Un, North Korea, China - communist government.
What is...Totalitarian
What are the two types of government?
What is...Authoritarian and Democratic
To insure domestic tranquility means
What is...To keep the peace inside the country
Who wrote "The Leviathan"?
What...Thomas Hobbes
What is a Preamble and where can one be found in our government?
What is...Defines the goals and purposes of the government. (US Constitution)
Federal Nature of Government
What is...Federal democracies have a strong central government but still give some sovereignty to local governments.
Parliamentary Democracy
What is...type of government the same people make the policies as the ones who carry them out.
Secure the blessings of liberty means to
What is...Protect it's citizen's rights and freedoms
What is...Life, Liberty, Property
Name five authoritarian governments throughout history.