Five Concepts of Democracy
"The right to swing my first ends where the other man's nose begins"
Individual Freedom (as much as possible)
Representatives vote for policies and laws
indirect democracy
God gave them the right to rule
Divine right of Kings
Group in support of the Constitution. They wanted a strong central government.
Federalist
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
____ of Persons
____ before the law
Equality
Ruled by religion
Theocracy
Entering an area and making people submit to your rule
Force Theory
Four characteristics that make a state
1. Territory
2. Population
3. Sovereignty
4. Government
Which Olympic gymnast withdrew from his/her events during the Tokyo Olympics this year?
Simone Biles
______ Rule, ______ Rights
Majority rule, minority rights
Ruled by a group of people.
Oligarchy
Family--> Clan--> Tribe --> State
Evolutionary (but not Darwin's theory)
Branch of government that makes laws
Legislative
Who showed up to the Met Gala covered head to toe in black?
Kim Kardashian
“Each individual, no matter what his/her station in life, is a separate and distinct being”.
Individual Worth
People vote for laws and policies
direct democracy
theory that people were once in a "state of nature"
Social Contract Theory
Known as the Connecticut Compromise, this compromise gave us a _________ legislature
Bicameral
Who is the only NFL team to never play in the SuperBowl?
Cleveland Browns
Blending and adjusting competing views and interests; achieving majority agreement.
Necessity of Compromise
Ruled by a single person
Autocracy
Philosophers associated with the Social Contract Theory
Hobbes and Locke
States the purpose of our government
Preamble
Who do the Bobcats play this coming Saturday?
San Diego