Features and Functions
Provide an example of how the government provides services in York County?
trash, sewer, schools, parks, libraries, etc.
What is one example trait of a nation?
Ethnicity, Language, Religion, Race, Customs, Traditions etc.
What system of government does the United States have?
Which philosopher thought human nature was naturally nasty, brutish and selfish?
Thomas Hobbes
What is the state of nature?
No government and people do what they must to survive
Provide an example of how the government manages foreign relations?
Military, treaties, dipomacy, trade etc.
What is soverignty?
Each country/state has absolute power and independence within its territory
What is anarchy?
Absence of Government
What is a social contract?
People give up some freedoms in exchange for protection
According to Abraham Lincoln, what is the purpose of government?
To do for the people what they cannot do for themselves
What are the 4 functions of government?
Keep Order, Manage Foreign Relations, Provide Services, Make Public Policy
What are the 4 features of a state?
Territory, Population, Government, Soverignty
What is one characteristic of an authoritarian government?
The government power in NOT limited
The power of government is located in the hands of one personor a small group
The rights of citizens are not guaranteed
The government does not followthe rule of law.
Threats are often used to keep peace
Elections do not offer choices
According to Locke, what can the people do if the government doesn't protect their rights?
revolt
What year did the United States declare independence?
1776
Which country is the "newest" country?
South Sudan
What are public policies?
The goals agovernment pursues and the human affairs which are involved
What is a theocracy?
Controlled by religion (any system of government can also be a theocracy)
According to Locke, people gave up some freedom in exchange for what?
Protection
According to Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, who should lead government?
1 supreme Sovereignty
What is one theory of how states are created?
Force, Divine Right, Evolutionary, Social Contract
What is a nation-state?
It is a country that has a nation within it like Israel or the Vatican City.
Controlled by a small group of people
According to Hobbes, when people gave up some of their power, what did they lose the ability to do?
Question the government
What does the term "tabula rasa" mean?
Blank Slate - coined by John Locke