Theories
This theory suggests government is a natural extension of the family.
This government has a sharing of power between central and smaller regional/local governments.
Federalism
A government where the ruler is chosen based on family lineage.
Monarchy
He believed that people were evil and that a monarch was needed to rule the people.
Hobbes
These are the four essential features of a state.
Population, territory, government, sovereignty
This theory suggests that governments originated from a person or group exerting their power over others.
Force Theory
This government places all power in the hands of the central government.
Unitary
Anarchy
He proposed having three branches of government with separate powers.
Montesquieu
These are the four purposes of government.
Maintain social order, provide public services, provide national security, make economic decisions
This theory suggests governments were instituted when God selected certain people / groups to rule over others.
Divine Right Theory
This government is essentially a loose association of local governments.
Confederate
Rule by one person, who often maintains power through force.
Dictatorship
He believed that when a government stopped serving the people, it was time to get a new government. Inspired the Declaration of Independence.
Locke
This document is the highest law in the land, and defines the purpose and organization of the government.
Constitution
This theory suggests that government is an agreement between people to give up some freedom in exchange for order and security.
Social Contract Theory
This economic style is based upon a "free market" that has no government intervention.
Capitalism
The economic style that has existed since our first hunter-gatherer societies.
Traditional
He believed that people were good, and we had to give up some independence to gain security in an evil society.
Rousseau
This is the difference between a state and a nation.
A state has population, territory, government, sovereignty. A nation is a cultural connection that binds together a group of people.
Within the social contract theory, what was the responsibility of the people if the government was corrupt or not protecting the rights of the people?
Rebellion/Revolution
Another name for command economy, this government style is defined by government policies that intervene in the economy.
Socialism
This government styles is defined by religious leadership and polices that follow religious doctrines.
Theocracy
Which cultural movement were the philosophers all crucial members of?
the Enlightenment
Why would a "free market" economy be more likely to be found in a democracy over in a dictatorship?
People has free choice in a free market economy, and pick and choose which businesses will succeed and which will fail. People also have free choice in a democracy, to pick and choose which policies/politicians will succeed/fail. In a dictatorship, people don't get to make political decisions, so it is less likely they will be free to make economic decisions.