Purposes of Gov.
The government needs to defend the nation again foreign enemies.
What is "Provide for the Common Defense"?
In a democracy, all men are created equal, all citizens have equality of opportunity and all citizens have equality before the law.
What is "Equality of all Persons"?
A system is which a centralized government and local government share power.
What is a Federal System?
A government where ruler/rulers are not responsible to the will of the people
What is a dictatorship?
The foundation of democracy that every person in a democracy has value and matters.
What is the Worth of the Individual?
The government needs to ensure that the law in its content and administration is reasonable, fair and impartial.
What is Establish Justice?
In a democracy, government decisions are based on the will of the majority, while considering the will of the minority.
What is "Majority Rule, Minority Rights"?
What is a Confederate system?
Supreme authority in this government rests with the people
What is a democracy?
A person that holds both rights and responsibilities within a democracy.
What is a citizen?
The government needs to provide public services that provide benefits to all or most citizen of the nation.
What is "Promote the General Welfare"?
A government in which a person or group has unchallengeable authority.
What is an Authoritarian government?
All the things that government does
What is Public Policy?
The theory that states form because god or gods ordain that a certain person or group has the right to rule.
What is the Divine Right Theory?
The government must protect our rights and liberties and not infringe upon people's freedom.
What is "Secure the Blessings of Liberty"?
In a democracy, citizens must be as free as possible without compromising the freedom of others.
What is "Individual Freedom"?
Powers of government are with a central government, with local governments holding a much smaller role
What is a unitary government?
Absolute power within its own territory to make its own decisions with no government above you.
What is sovereignty?
States were formed by the agreement of people to give up some of their freedom for the protection that a government provides.
What is Social Contract theory?
Government needs to keep order and peace within the country.
What is "Insure Domestic Tranquility"?
In a democracy, decision making requires a large degree of give and take between competing groups.
What is Necessity of Compromise?
A form of government in which citizens vote for representatives, who then decide issues
What is an indirect or representative democracy? What is a republic?
A government in which every person votes on every single issue/public policy.
What is a direct democracy?
What are the four characteristics necessary to be considered a "state"?
What is "territory, population, government and sovereignty"?