Government and State
Forms of Government
Basic Concepts of Democracy
Election of 2012 Quick Facts
100
What are the three basic powers of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Powers
100
Define Democracy?
What is the form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
100
Is democracy inevitable? (Yes or No)
No
100
Republican primary candidate Mitt Romney served as Governor of which state?
What is Massachusetts.
200
Define Government?
Government is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
200
Who Governs the people?
What is Direct Democracy and Indirect Democracy
200
State at least 2 duties and responsibilities citizens have in a democratic society?
Duties - Serving on a jury -Serving as a witness when called -Attending school -Paying taxes -Registering for the draft(men only) -Obeying local, state, and national laws -Respecting the rights of others Responsibilities -Voting -Volunteering -Participating in civic life -Understanding the works of our government
200
What state had the most electoral votes up for grabs in 2012?
What is California
300
What are Population, Territory, Sovereignty, and Government?
List the four defining charateristics of a state
300
What is the difference between a Demorcacy and a Dictatorship?
- A democracy is the form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people - A dictatorship exist where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
300
How are the right of the individual protected in a true democracy?
What are the Bill of Rights. -The rights of the individual are protected in a direct democracy by allowing the people to have say in the larger issues.
300
In what city was the 2012 Democratic National Convention planned to be held?
Charlotte, North Carolina.
400
What are the four theories of how the state came to be? (Origins of the State)
Force, Evolution, Divine Right, and Social Contract
400
What are the distribution of powers within the Government?
What are the Federal, Confederate, and Unitary Governments
400
Who said this " The legitimate object of the government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves-in their separate, and individual capacities.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
400
One of the minor Republican primary candidates in the 2012 race was Jimmy McMillan. What other party was he strongly associated with?
What is the "Rent is Too High Party"
500
How does a constitution help to make it possible for a government to carry out its public policies? ( State at least four differnt ways)
-taxation -defense -education -crime -helthcare-trasportation -the environment -civil rights -working conditions
500
Why is it possible that a unitary government might be either a democratic or dictatorial form of government.
FIX THIS ANSWER Because all of the powers held by the government are concentrated in the central goverment.
500
Who once said "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have tried from time to time"
Who is Sir Winston Churchill
500
Which candidate left the Republican primary race in December 2011 to run for the Libertarian Party nomination?
Who is Gary Johnson
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