Types of Government
The _____________________ is a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and have power to make and enforce the law.
The State
What is the FIRST basic concept of democracy?
A recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person
What is an example of a Criminal Justice Public Policy?
Death penalty, drug policy, gun control
What are the four theories on the origins of the state?
evolutionary, force, divine right, and social contract
Name a dictator from the 21st century!
Kim Jong-Un or Vladimir Putin
The powers are divided in this government. Both the central and local governments have certain powers.
Federal Government
What is the SECOND basic principle of democracy?
A respect for the equality of all persons
Budgets or Taxes
This theory states that the state was created through God giving the right to the leaders of a country.
Divine Right Theory
In the US, not everyone is entitled to equality of opportunity and equality of the law. True or False?
False
An alliance of independent states coming together for one government. They have common concerns but retain their independent identities.
Confederate Government
What is the THIRD basic principle of democracy?
A faith in majority rule and an insistence upon minority rights.
What is an example of a Environmental Public Policy?
Air quality or Global Warming
This theory states that the origins of the state is developed through the use coercion of forced control over a small group of people.
Force Theory
The things that government decides to do are...
public policy
What is an Example of a Unitary Government?
France and Britain
What is the FOURTH basic principle of democracy?
An acceptance of the necessity of compromise.
What is an example of a Healthy public policy?
Health Insurance or Medicare
This theory states that the state was created through an agreement between the governed and the leaders of a government.
The Social Contract Theory
_____________________________ is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
Government
Republic Government
What is the FIFTH basic principle of democracy?
An insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom.
What is an example of a Culture and Society public policy?
Abortion, arts, or civil rights
What are the four characteristics of a state?
population, territory, sovereignty, and government
The United States is a ______________________________ country.
constitutional federal republic