Origins of Government
Which French political philosopher believed that humans leave the state of nature when they become more civilized?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The paved roads you used this morning, and the school you are in right now, are examples of which function of government?
Providing Public Services
What is defined as "is an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control."?
Government
Which theory says that governments evolved from traditional family systems?
Evolutionary
Name either of the presidents born in Vermont (bonus point if you can get both).
Chester A. Arthur
Calvin Coolidge
Which theory of government origin has nothing to do with Charles Darwin and animals, but instead suggests that governments emerged naturally from ancient family groups?
Evolutionary Theory
Providing National Security
What is defined as a plan that provides the rules for government?
Constitution
Which theory says that governments emerged when someone (or a group of people) needed to take charge?
Force Theory
What jersey number is worn by Travis Kelce (the all-pro tight-end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift's fiancee)?
87
Which political philosopher believed that the state of nature was characterized by "war of every man against every man?"
Thomas Hobbes
Speed limits and courts are examples of which function of government?
Maintaining Order
What is defined as a state without laws or rules?
Anarchy
Which theory says that governments (and governmental authority) came from God?
Divine Right Theory
What is the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
Which political philosopher most significantly influenced the thinkers and writers of the American Revolution?
John Locke
The government providing welfare checks and establishing trade deals with other countries is an example of which government function?
Providing Economic Security and Assistance
What three word term is defined as "the real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association.”?
State of Nature
Which theory emerged from the teachings of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau and said that governments emerged when people recognized the need to work together to establish order?
Social Contract Theory
In which year did humans first walk on the moon?
1969
Which theory of government origin has nothing to do with Star Wars, but instead suggests that governments emerged when one or more people took control in order to lead a group to cooperation?
Force Theory
What are the five functions of government?
1. Providing Leadership
2. Maintaining Order
3. Providing Public Services
4. Providing National Security
5. Providing Economic Security and Assistance
Which two terms share the following definition?
"A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government."
State & Country
Which theory of government origins is NOT a bogus theory which suggests that right-handed people are consecrated by God and left-handed people are the spawn of the Satan?
Divine Right Theory
Which occasional member of the Paw Patrol is a bilingual Chihuahua who drives a Jeep and lives in the jungle with his human friend Carlos?
Tracker