Quotes
Behold my sons, with how little wisdom the world is governed is a quote by
Axel Oxenstiern
Monarchy, Oligarchy and Aristocracy are this type of rule
Rule of Man
Creates rules, protects people from conflicts and provides law and order
Government
The United States Congress created this system to ward off inflation and monitor the value of the dollar.
Federal Reserve System
Liberty, equality and justice are values of
Democracy
The government that governs least governs best is a quote by
Thomas Jefferson
A system where those with power cannot make up all their own rules, but must follow an established CODE OF LAW is
Rule of Law
The right of a group or country to be free from outside interference
Sovereignty
Food stamp, WIC and school lunch program are all examples of
Social Programs
A movement that questioned the traditional authority of the monarch to rule
Enlightenment
The very idea of property makes people selfish and greedy
Karl Marx
God gave him/her the right to rule or divine right is this type of rule
Monarchy
The degree to which the people accept the authority of government is what
Legitimacy
The Great Society program to end poverty was created by
The right to rule came from the "CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED,” was a theory by
John Locke
It is better to be feared than loved
Machiavelli
A form of government that gives power to the people
Democracy
This country has a monarchy that has followed the rule of law
Great Britain
After the Great Depression this program provided people with relief through jobs, payment and food
The New Deal
He believed that communities were most justly governed by the "GENERAL WILL" or MAJORITY RULE of their citizens
Rousseau
FEDERALIST #10: "...instability, injustice, and confusion ...have in truth been the mortal disease under which popular governments everywhere perished..."
James Madison
The notion that human societies should be governed by ethical principles found in nature
Natural Law
"Demos" (the people) and ""kratia" (power or authority) comes from this language
Greek
What relief package from the federal government did American Samoa receive recently that stimulated the economy
Stimulus Checks
Democratic societies balance
Order, liberty and equality