Branches of Government
The executive branch is headed by Donald Trump. This is his title
President
How many main characteristics are there that make up The State
4
King John claimed this higher entity granted him the power to be king
God
T/F - To secure the blessings of lawyers
False
America
Democracy
Name the 3 branches of American government
executive, legislative, and judicial
A state must have people, or in other words a...
population
The theory that one person or group took control of an area over time
Force Theory
Form a perfect _________
union
Hitler
Dictatorship
The supreme court is part of which branch?
judicial
A state must be comprised of land, in other words...
territory
The theory that one person was the head of a family; other relatives joined together; and nomads settled down
Evolution Theory
To establish _______
justice
Where equality, individual freedom and worth, and majority rule are supposed to be present
democracy
The legislative branch is marked by congressional representatives (congressmen and women), and also people with this title
senators
sovereignty
The theory that God gave an individual the right to rule
Divine Theory
insure _____________ tranquility
domestic
A limited group of people hold all the power
Oligarchy
2
Democracy, Communism, Theocracy are examples of this.
Governments
The theory that people gave up some rights in order to promote the safety and well-being of all
Social Contract Theory
provide for the common ____________
defense
Another word for dictatorship where one person holds absolute power
Autocracy