The Three Branches of Government
What are all three branches of government, AND their responsibilities?
Legislative - Makes the law
Executive - Enforces the Law
Judicial - Interprets the Law
What did Thomas Hobbes believe about people's state of nature?
That they behaved selfishly and competitively
What is the definition of Theocracy?
A government led by a group of clergymen or people high up within the religious works.
What are our cardinal directions again?
North, East, South, West.
Who was the president who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation (ended slavery)
Abraham Lincoln
What shape represents the three branches of government?
A circle
What did John Locke believe about people's state of nature?
That people have a natural goodness in them.
What is an anarchy?
Formless government, no rules or laws to follow.
What cardinal directions do you use to indicate lines of LATITUDE
Who wrote our Constitution?
James James James James James Madison
Why do we have a separation of powers?
What were are natural rights according to John Locke?
life = we can live how we choose
liberty = we are free from pressure by authority
property = we can own on the land we live on
What is the definition of a dictatorship?
all the power of a government runs through one person.
What do topographic maps measure?
Elevation of an area
Finish the lyrics "I'm just a _______, and I'm sitting here on ___________________________"
"Yes I am only a bill, and I'm sitting here on capitol hill"
What are the two parts of the legislative branch and their respective ages required to work there, length of terms, members in in each part, and who do they represent?
House of Representatives - 25 YO, 2 year terms, 435 members, representing the people.
Senate - 30 YO, 6 year terms, 100 members, and representing the states
According to John Locke, where do governments get their power from?
THE PEOPLE
Imagine a small town in which everyone was able to get along. The decided on differences once the town came to a majority. What form of government do they have?
A democracy
Name all seven continents and all five oceans
North American, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica.
Pacific, Atlantic, Artic, Indian, Southern oceans.
Who wrote the song War Pigs?
Black Sabbath or Ozzy Osborne
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If a government does not protect our natural rights, what can citizens do?
Dispose of the government
What political system is this definition describing?
This type of government has split ruling over the citizens by a group of wealthy people who make all of the decisions to benefit themselves
Oligarchy
What are the names of the lines that sit at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude = Equator
0 degrees longitude = Prime Meridian
What was the EXACT date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776