Vocabulary
This is the organization by which the state maintains order, provides public services, and enforces decisions over the people living in it territory.
Government
This is the earliest government developed from family. In many cultures, the father was head of the family. He governed what the family did.
Evolutionary Theory
Government is able to maintain ______________ and _____________ because its citizens have given it this power. This provides a way for people to live in peace.
______ is a group of people living in a definite territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce laws without having to ask permission from a higher authority
State
This claims that first governments were established using weapons.
Force Theory
Government provides _____________ _________________. This means the government works to ensure the general welfare, or well-being, of the people.
Public Services
The government can ______________, or force people to obey it.
Coercive
Divine Right
The national government sets foreign policy and maintains the armed forces for national defenses. It also directs the nation's response to external threats, like the war on terrorism.
National Security
Another word for state is ____________.
Nation
According to this theory, the ruler and the people who were ruled entered into a contract. If the ruler failed to honor the rights of the people, the people could overthrow the ruler.
Social Contract Theory
The government makes _________________ ________________________ that affects the economy and economic activities of businesses and individuals. The power to tax is one way the government this activity.
Economic Decisions
List 3 types of governments
Local, State and Federal