Theories of Government
This theory suggests that governments gain their authority from a divine source
Divine Right Theory?
Government for the people, by the people
What is a democracy
In this system, power is concentrated in a central government.
What is a Unitary System?
An economic system where decisions are made based on customs and tradition
What is a Traditional Economy?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
According to this theory, governments evolve from the family unit, expanding to clans and tribes.
What is the Evolutionary Theory?
A government where a king or queen rules, often inherited through family lines.
What is a Monarchy?
This system divides power between a national government and regional governments.
What is a Federal System?
An economic system in which the government owns all means of production.
What is Communism?
This principle ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is Checks and Balances?
This theory claims that governments emerge when stronger individuals or groups dominate weaker ones by force.
What is the force theory?
In this type of government, power is held by a small group of elite individuals or families.
What is a Oligarchy?
In this system, states or regions retain most of the power, with a weak central government.
What is a Confederate System?
An economic system where supply and demand determine production and pricing.
What is a Capitalism?
This compromise resolved disputes over representation between large and small states. Combining NJ and VA plans
What is the Great Compromise
John Locke, an advocate of this theory, believed in natural rights such as life, liberty, and property
What is the social contract theory
This type of government is ruled by a single leader with absolute power, often gained by force.
What is a dictatorship
This system often leads to faster decision-making because the central government holds most authority.
What is a Unitary System?
In this type of economy, private businesses operate with minimal government interference.
What is a Capitalism?
This 1787 Convention resulted in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The political theory that the people are the source of all political power and legitimacy. (People have a right to vote which allows for individuals to represent and have the power to make happen)
What is the Popular Sovereignty theory?
his type of democracy relies on elected representatives to make decisions on behalf of the people.
What is a Republic?
Name the system where member states retain ultimate authority and the central government has limited power.
What is a Confederate System?
This mixed economic system combines elements of both Capitalist and Communist economies.
What is Socialism?
The Constitution is based on this principle, meaning power comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?