Government!
What is government?
Processes and institutions in which decisions are made for a group of people (or similar answer)
What is the "social contract"?
People agree to the authority of a government, and in return the government gives the people something
Citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them
What type of Economic System does the US have?
Regulated Capitalism
Duty or Responsibility?
Keep informed on current events
Responsibility
What are the 3 Ps?
People, Powers, Policies
True or False: Thomas Hobbes believed that government was created to protect people's natural rights.
False!
Totalitarian
Government holds absolute/total power over every aspect of life (often a dictatorship)
True or False: There are no real examples of socialism in the world.
False (China, North Korea, Cuba)
What are the two ways someone can be a citizen?
Birth or naturalization
What are the 2 types of people in our government?
Elected officials
Public Servants
Which philosopher believed that based on the social contract AND responsive to the “general will” of the people?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Monarchy
Authoritarian government with a King or Queen, determined by birth
True or False: Cuba is a Social Democracy
False
Duty or Responsibility?
Selective Service
Duty!
True or False: People serving in the military are public servants.
True
What did Thomas Hobbes believe about the state of nature?
Violent and people are always at war with each other over scarce resources.
Theocracy
Authoritarian government that draws its power from divine or religious authority
True or False: Singapore is an example of Authoritarian Capitalism.
True
Can you lose your citizenship? If yes, how?
Only if you became a citizen by fraud or deception
What are the 4 characteristics of a state/country?
Government
Sovereignty
Population
Territory
Which political philosopher said this quote:
“Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.”
John Locke
Fascism
Authoritarian government where all policies and laws are made for the glory of the state; extreme nationalism
Spell the type of capitalism in which the government has no role and the market makes all the decisions
Laisse-Faire Capitalism OR Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Democracy in the US is a balance between _____________ and ______________.
Liberty and authority