Citizenship
What do we can the principles and beliefs that help us make decisions?
Values
This theory of how the state and its government come to be says that one group takes over the territory of another group and rules their people.
Force Theory
What structure of government has a strong central power that creates local governments?
Unitary government
What do we call something citizens should do, but are not REQUIRED to do?
Responsibility
This type of government means "rule by the people."
Democracy.
If you are born in the US, what type of citizenship do you have?
Natural-born
This theory of how the state and its government come to be is based on the expansion of family into a more complex form.
Evolutionary Theory.
What level of government gives you your driver's license?
State
Is it a duty or responsibility to pay taxes?
Duty.
In what type of democracy do citizens vote for people to stand in for them and make government decisions?
Representative democracy
What is the legal process for becoming a citizen?
Naturalization
What theory of government involves making a deal to give up some freedoms and power for the good of the group?
Social Contract Theory
What structure of government has the central and local governments working as partners?
Federal government
Is it a duty or responsibility to vote?
Responsibility
A dictatorship is a(n) ___________ kind of government.
What do we call a person who leaves their country to escape danger?
Refugee
What theory of government involves the ruler being chosen by God?
Divine Right
What is one job that federal, state, and local levels of government can do?
Make laws.
Is it a duty or responsibility to serve on a jury in court?
Duty.
What type of government can be a democracy if it has limits on power like a constitution or an authoritarian government if it does not?
Monarchy ("rule by one").
If you are foreign-born but are allowed to live in the US permanently you are a...
resident alien
What are the four defining qualities of "the state?"
Population/People, Territory/Land, Sovereignty/Authority to Control Selves, Government/System to Control
Confederate government
What word for a responsibility means to respect other people's beliefs and differences?
Tolerance
This type of government means "rule by the few," and these people usually gain power because they have a lot of money.
Oligarchy.