Key Terms
The system or group of people governing an organized community.
What is government?
This philosopher believed people needed a strong, absolute ruler to avoid chaos.
Who is Hobbes?
A government ruled by a king or queen
What is a monarchy?
The study of rights, duties, and functions of government.
What is civics?
The dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community.
What is civic virtue?
Life without government or laws.
What is state of nature?
This philosopher believed in natural rights and government by consent.
Who is Locke?
A government with no effective limits on its power.
What is unlimited government?
The legal process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
Something you are entitled to
What is a right?
Rights that belong to all people from birth.
What are natural rights?
Both Locke and Hobbes agreed this was necessary to form government.
What is the social contract?
A government controlled by religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
Give 3 ways one can become a U.S. citizen.
Birthright, naturalization, or citizenship through parents.
A mandatory action required by law.
What is a duty?
An agreement among people to create a government that protects their rights.
What is the social contract?
Locke and Hobbes both thought about what life was like in this situation.
What is the state of nature?
A government ruled by a small group of peopl
What is an oligarchy?
List one right, one responsibility, and one duty of a U.S. citizen.
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Why is civic virtue important to democracy?
Because democracies rely on citizens putting the common good above personal interests.
The idea that a government’s power comes from the approval of its people.
What is consent of the governed?
How do Locke’s and Hobbes’ ideas about government differ?
Hobbes: need absolute ruler to prevent chaos; Locke: government must protect natural rights with consent of the governed.
The absence of government and laws.
What is an anarchy?
Name two benefits of legal U.S. citizenship.
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Why is it important to study civics?
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