Miscellaneous
Governments
Actions of Government
Philosophers
Tricky Questions
100

Define sovereign.

What is...INDEPENDENT!!!! (The state governments in the US are independent)

100

Oligarchy

What is...an authoritarian government run by an elite group.

100

To establish justice means

What is...To make laws

100

John Locke

What is...Believed people are born with natural rights.

100

What do dictators do?

Prevent people from exercising their rights.

200

What is the main job of any government?

What is...To define rules for people living in a territory.

200

Direct Democracy

What is...a government where the people are directly linked to the government and its processes. (Everyone votes on the issue).

200

Promote the general welfare means

What is...Improve the lives of citizens

200

Thomas Hobbes

What is...Believed people would act like wild animals without a government to guide them.

200

How much money do you need for the field trip on Friday? What are we going to do?

What is...FIVE DOLLAR AND BOWLLLL, and sports at the park ;)

300

Main Three Forms of Authoritarian Governments

What is...Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Dictatorship

300

Indirect Democracy

Citizens elect representatives, these representatives vote in favor of what the majority wants, or they are replaced in the next election.

300

Provide for the common defense means

Protects the people from external threats

300

Who wrote "Two Treatises of Government"?

What is...John Locke

300

The United States has which type of government?

Presidential Democracy (Democratic Republic)

400

They control every aspect of their peoples’ lives.  What they read, watch, listen to, etc. Kim Jong Un, North Korea, China - communist government.

What is...Totalitarian

400

What are the two types of government?

What is...Authoritarian and Democratic

400

To insure domestic tranquility means

What is...To keep the peace inside the country

400

Who wrote "The Leviathan"?

What...Thomas Hobbes

400

What is a Preamble and where can one be found in our government?

What is...Defines the goals and purposes of the government. (US Constitution)

500

Federal Nature of Government

What is...Federal democracies have a strong central government but still give some sovereignty to local governments.

500

Parliamentary Democracy

What is...type of government the same people make the policies as the ones who carry them out.

500

Secure the blessings of liberty means to

What is...Protect it's citizen's rights and freedoms

500
What are the three natural rights

What is...Life, Liberty, Property

500

Name five authoritarian governments throughout history.

Great Britain, Soviet Russia, North Korea, The Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt (They all have one ruler!)