Vocab
The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
What is government?
He in an Ancient Greek philosopher, and one of the first students of government.
Who is Aristotle?
The theory that states that government emerged when all people of an area were brought under authority of one person or group.
What is Force Theory?
The absence of any government.
What is Anarchy?
Economy is controlled all by the government.
What is Communism?
The effort to control or influence the conduct of government.
What is politics?
This philosopher believed in Natural Rights.
Who is John Locke?
What is Evolution Theory?
What is an Oligarchy?
This term means hands-off.
What is laissez-faire?
Any sizable group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion.
What is a nation?
This man believed government was necessary and that humans are "poor, nasty, and brutish".
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Chinese, and many monarchies started because of this theory.
What is Divine Right Theory?
A small group of people, chosen by other people to act as their representatives, expresses the popular will.
What is an indirect democracy?
Economy has no control except what the customers want. The individuals can trade, and produce without government interference.
What is free market/pure capitalism?
The State has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.
What is Sovereignty?
This man believed that people were innately good.
Who is Descartes?
In this form of government, sovereignty is divided and there's a division of power between a central government and a regional government.
What is Federalism?
Will of the people is translated into law directly by the people themselves. All people make decisions, and sometimes the rights of the minority aren't protected.
What is a pure democarcy?
The economy that the United States has.
What is a mixed-market economy?
Precisely identifies a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority.
What is the State?
This man believed that if government was oppressive, then citizens had the right to overthrow the government.
Who is John Locke?
One central government for the whole State.
What is Unitary?
This term means no government, but the right to life, liberty, and property.
What is the State of Nature?
These economies have some government regulations.
What is a mixed-market economy?