Why Government?
What are the three P's of government?
People, Power, Policy
In this type of government, no one has control...or everyone does.
Anarchy
This philosopher was all about the government protecting the people. He wrote the book Leviathan, and believed that a single ruler would be best. He believed in a state of nature where everyone had a right to everything.
Thomas Hobbes
This economic system is characterized by private ownership of property and businesses, with minimal government interference in the market.
Capitalism
Social Contract was different for each philosopher, but in general it meant...
An agreement between the government and the people, to exchange some freedoms for protection.
What are three things that governments are responsible for?
National Security, maintain order, resolve conflict, provide services, provide for the public good, protect rights.
In this type of government, the citizens elect their leaders, like in Athens.
Democracy
Rousseau, Locke, and Hobbes all wrote about this philosophy.
Social Contract
In this economic system, the government or community often controls major industries and resources to promote equal distribution of wealth.
Socialism
This word means a group of people who are the citizens of a state.
Population
This term is a society's belief that its ruler or government has the right to rule.
Legitimacy
In this type of government, one person has all of the power.
A dictatorship
This philosopher believed in the benefit of separation of powers, meaning that each branch has its own parts.
Montesquieu
This political and economic ideology seeks a classless society where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Communism
If a ruler is, this word, then he has the absolute control over an area.
sovereign
This concept describes the hypothetical condition of humanity before the establishment of organized government or laws.
State of Nature
In this type of government, a small elite group leads the government. An example is a monarchy.
Oligarchy
This philosopher imagined that human beings share the natural rights of life, liberty, and property. He also wrote about Social Contract, Right to Revolution, and State of Nature.
John Locke
Ecominics is a social science that studies ____________, ______________, and ____________ of goods and services. (PCD)
Production, consumption, distribution
This concept protects the rights of the unpopular group of people, regardless of what the majority believes.
This term refers to the supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself without any external interference.
Sovereignty
In this type of government, religious leaders may be in control of the government. They may be divinely appointed.
Theocracy
This philosopher believed in the right to revolution, if the government fails the people.
John Locke
What are the four types of economic systems?
Traditional, Command, Market, Mixed
This is the rulebook for a country's government. We have one in the United States.
Constitution