Sadaam invades Kuwait and takes total control of this country would be an example of what theory of Government?
What is Force Theory
100
Is the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies.
What is Government
100
Taking care of those that have been displaced by a hurricane would be an example of the United States acting on what purpose of government?
What is Insure Domestic Tranquility or General Welfare
100
Name 4 Characteristics of the state
What is Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government
100
A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
What is Autocracy
200
Belief that the state (government) developed naturally out of the early family.
What is Evolutionary Theory
200
3 types of Governmental Powers
What is Legislative, Executive, Judicial
200
The United States has established a strong military what purpose would this fall under?
What is Provide for a Common Defense
200
The United States does not have to ask permission to invade or attack other countries. What term is associated with this type of power or why don't we have to ask?
What is Sovereignty
200
A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate independent and coequal.
What is Presidential Government
300
When people voluntarily give rights to the state and allow the state to govern them in order to have a safe state. It happened on the Mayflower.
What is Social Contract Theory
300
Power to make law and frame public policies is an example of what type of governmental power?
What is Legislative
300
We have local, State and Federal Court systems what purpose of government would support creating all these courts?
What is Establishing Justice
300
When people directly control their government without any type of representation they are living in what type of democracy?
What is Direct Democracy
300
A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official’s cabinet.
What is Presidential Government
400
Belief that God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a Right to rule. King and Queen
What is Divine Right Theory
400
The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning and to settle disputes that arise within the society is an example of what type of Governmental power?
What is Judicial
400
When all the States of the United States are working together and helping one another this would be an example of
What is Forming a more Perfect Union
400
A government in which the powers of government are divided between a central govt. and several local governments is what type of government
What is Federal Government
400
A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single central agency.
What is Unitary Government
500
"during this time men live without a common power (government) to keep them all under control, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is of every man against every man." This would be an example of
What is State of Nature
500
In what document can the types of powers be found in the United States?
In the Constitution
500
Name the 6 purposes of the American Government
What is Form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty.
500
When the Central Government is only allowed to handle what the States allow it to, would be an example of what type of government.
What is Confederate Government
500
Basic principles of federalism, the constitutional provisions by which government powers are divided on a geographic basis.