Review 1
What is government?
the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
What is a Dictatorship
a government in which rulers are not responsible to the will of the people
What is force theory?
government is instituted either through the rulers harming the ruled or threatening to do so. Consequently, the force theory of government holds that the strong are the genuine rulers of any given state.
Who had the least power in a Feudal System?
Peasants
what way is the United States a representative democracy?
Citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them.
What is the definition of the public policies of a government?
everything a government decides to do
What is an oligarchy?
a government in which a small group exercises control
What is Evolutionary theory?
The head of the primitive family was the authority and served as a government.
A government ruled by a dictator is a form of
autocracy
What is legitimate government is
one that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation.
What are the three basic powers a government must have?
legislative power, executive power, judicial power
What is an autocracy?
a government controlled by a single person
What is Social contract?
Agreement between a leader and a community; receives certain services such as a safe, crime-free area in which to live and keep their rights protected.
Who had the most power in a Feudal System?
According to John Locke, political society is created when individuals voluntarily form a government to create and enforce laws, thereby protecting the people who form that government. In this social contract, people give up some of their power to the government, which then rules in their interest. What is the concept of social contract?
government by consent
What would happen to a state that had population, territory, and government, but did not have sovereignty?
The state would not be legitimate. That state would not have the power to make its own foreign policies or be recognize by foreign power.
What is a theocracy?
a government ruled by religious leaders and based on religious law
What is divine right?
God created the state. God gave certain individuals of royal birth the divine right to rule
What is the relationship between democracy and the free enterprise system
the government does not decide what is produced or what items cost, but does play a role in the economy by protecting the public and preserving private enterprise.
“The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.”—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Select the sentence that best explains the point that Justice Holmes was making about democracy.
Everyone has rights, but the exercise of these rights cannot endanger others
Which theory of government would best explain the Feudal System?
Force theory. As there was chaos and different groups trying to become sovereign. The closest thing to government was the most powerful lord.
A newspaper headline that reads “President Rejects Tax Increase Bill” is an example which branches of government check the other?
The President (executive branch) has power to block actions of the legislative branch.
What is the difference between a unitary government and a federal government?
in a unitary government power is held by a single, central agency; in a federal government power is divided between a central government and local governments.
What were the three branches of the Roman Republic?
Consuls, Senate, Legislative Assembly
“The first requisite of a good citizen in our republic is that he should be able and willing to pull his weight.”—President Theodore Roosevelt, 1902Which of the following BEST summarizes Roosevelt's statement?
Good citizens should be willing and able to accept the duties and responsibilities of living in a free society.