Essential Characteristics
Which essential characteristic keeps citizens safe
Military/Police
What two combined types of government does Thomas Hobbes believe in
Monarchy (w/king in charge) and dictatorship
What role does the charcteristic "Freedom of Speech" fall under
Make Laws
What are authoritarians governments
Government hold most power, no voting right, no political parties
What limit on government power is a rulebook for the country
A constitution
What is a non example of a government
anarchy
What type of government does John Locke believe in
Representative democracy
What are two ways that the government keeps order
Police, Highway Patrol, FBI, Sheriff
What are the five authoritarian government systems
Oligarchy, Theocracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Autocracy
What limit on government forces everyone to follow changeable rules
Rule of Law
What are two examples of a government
Any type, democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy ect.
Who is the social contract an agreement between
Citizens and their government.
What role of government does the navy and airforce fall under.
Protect the country
What are non authoritarian governments
Power in the hands of many people, voting rights, many political parties
What limit on government divides power and creates checks in power
Seperation of power
What are two non essential characteristics of a government
Buildings, presidents, king or queen, voting system, ect.
Does Hobbes or Locke believe that the government should protect the people's natural rights and that the government can change
John Locke
Name the four roles of the government
Keep order, Make laws, Protect the country, Help citizens
What are the three types of non authoritarian governments
Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy, Anarchy
What limit on government ensures everyone is treated fairly.
Rights of the minority
What are the four essential characteristics of government
- laws
- leaders
- people/citizens
- military/police
What is one thing related to the state of nature that both Hobbes and Locke agree upon.
No rules
What role of the government do retirement benefits fall under?
Help Citizens
What combination of two government systems have:
- A king or queen
-Checks in power
- Voting rights
A monarchy and representative democracy
Name the five limits of government power.
Constitution, The rule of law, seperation of power, consent of the governed, rights of the minority