Why Government?
Federal Vs Unitary
Types of Government
Government Power
Potpourri
100

John Locke's stated purpose for government.

What is to protect life, liberty, and property?

100
A system of government in which all the power is derived from the central government. Any state or provincial power can be taken away
What is a unitary form of government?
100
This type of government is characterized by popular sovereignty.
What is a democracy?
100
The power to enforce and administer laws
What is executive power?
100
The process by which people come to understand politics and their role in political society is called this.

What is an political socialization?

200
According to Thomas Jefferson, this should be done if any form of government infringes upon the rights of the people.
What is to abolish or overthrow and replace it with a new government?
200
A type of government in which power is shared between the central government and that of states or provinces. States or provinces have inherent power that can't be taken away.
What is a federal form of government?
200
This type of government has an absolute ruler and is usually militaristic in nature.
What is a dictatorship?
200
The power to make laws and frame public policy?
What is legislative power?
200
The power comes from here in a democracy.
What is the people?
300

The head of government in a parliamentary democracy.

What is the prime minister?

300

Mexico, Nigeria and the United States have this form of government.

What is a federal form of government?

300
This type of government is characterized by checks and balances and the separation of power between the executive and legislative
What is a presidential government?
300
The power to interpret laws and determine their meaning.
What is judicial power?
300
The most effective way to get involved in a democracy
What is to vote!?
400

A state that has a lot of political participation will have limited....

What is limited autonomy and capacity?

400

The United Kingdom has this type of government.

What is a unitary form of government?

400
In this type of government the executive is a part of the legislative branch.
What is parliamentary government?
400
A written body of fundamental laws that sets out the principles, structures, and processes of a government.
What is a constitution?
400
A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with power to make and enforce laws without the consent of any higher authority
What is a state?
500

Every country has these three things.

What is a state, a regime, and a government?

500

This is the only nation in the UK that does not have its own devolved legislature.

What is England?

500
This type of government is characterized by state ownership of all means of production
What is communism?
500
The absolute power a state has within its own territory to decide its own domestic and foreign policies.
What is sovereignty?
500

Political ideologies are determined by what they view as the proper relationship between these two things?

What is freedom and equality?

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