What am I?
Theories of Origin
Purposes of Government
Government Systems
Types of Governments
100
A community that occupies a defined physical territory and has an organized government
What is a state?
100
The gods chose certain people to rulew.
What is Divine Right?
100
Make and enforce laws,Require people to comply, & Court System are all examples of this Purpose of Government
What is Maintaining Order?
100
All key powers to the national / central governmenta.
What is a Unitary System?
100
Government by a ruling class (nobility or best qualified).
What is an Aristocracy?
200
Any sizeable group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and/or religion
What is a nation?
200
Government evolved from the family.
What is Evolution Theory?
200
Reduce risk of revolution by intervening in the economic system is done by this Purpose of Government.
What is Economic Decisions
200
Give an example of a Unitary System.
What is North Korea/Cuba/China?
200
Power is in the hands of a single individual.
What is an Autocracy?
300
Sovereignty, Population, & Territory are three essential features of a...
What is a state?
300
People of an area brought under the authority of one person/group by military force.
What is Force Theory?
300
Provide essential services individuals could not do on their own is done by this Purpose of Government.
What is Public Services?
300
Divides power between national government and state government.
What is a Federal System?
300
Small group holds power.Get power from:Wealth,Military power,Social Position, or a Combination
What is an Oligarchy?
400
country where the borders of the state and nation are the same.
What is a nation-state?
400
People allow themselves to be governed in return for the government’s protections.
What is Social Contract?
400
Protect from external threats and internal threats is done by this Purpose of Government.
What is National Security?
400
Give an example of a Federal System.
What is the United States/Canada?
400
Government ruled by the people.
What is a Democracy?
500
Absolute authority within territorial boundaries.
What is sovereignty?
500
Said when government failed to preserve people’s rights, the people could justly break the contract.
Who is John Locke?
500
King, queen, or emperor exercises powers of government.
What is a Monarchy?
500
Sets out ideals that people believe & share ,Established basic structure of government and defines duties & powers , &Provides supreme law for the country are all reasons...
Why Governments Have Constitutions?
500
Ideas of a single leader are glorified.
What is a Totalitarian Dictatorship?
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