Purpose of Gov
Which purpose of government is fulfilled by negotiating a weapons reduction agreement or treaty?
Provide for national security
Term used to represent an absence of political order or government
Anarchy
In John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, Locke claimed that people needed to “put on the bonds of civil society by agreeing with others to join and unite into a community.” This can best be interpreted as...?
Social contract theory
What are the four theories of Gov?
Evolutionary Theory
Force Theory
Devine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called
Democracy
Which purpose of government is fulfilled by creating the federal budget?
Making economic decisions
Written rules for the government which limits its power
Constitution
Baron de Montesquieu wrote in his book The Spirit of Laws about the separation of governmental powers. The purpose of this design was to...?
Prevent concentration of power in the hands of a single ruler.
Johnny lives in Anarchia. There is no government and people are living in chaos. He decides to pay his friends to fight for him, and with his army, he takes over Anarchia and declares himself king.
Which theory of government explains Johnny’s rise to power?
Force Theory
Government in which ruling is done by a king, queen, or an emperor
Monarchy
Which purpose of government is fulfilled by registering for the draft?
Provide national security?
A Government that is dominated by religious leaders
Theocracy
According to John Locke, natural rights can best be described as..?
Those rights belonging to all mankind at birth
Johnny lives in Whoseurdadia. Johnny wants to create a government there, because there has never been one. He sends out an email to everyone in Whoseurdadia telling them that if they agree to let him be their leader, then he will protect their basic rights. And if he doesn’t protect those rights, they can get rid of him and let his sister Bonnie (or anyone else for that matter) take over.
Which theory of government explains Johnny’s rise to power?
Social Contract Theory
A government where state or leader has sovereignty and absolute control over all the people
Totalitarian Dictatorship
Which purpose of government is fulfilled by having stoplights?
Provide public services
System in which rule is by a loose union of independent states
Confederal
Thomas Hobbes believed that life would be “nasty, brutish, and short without government.” This was because Hobbes viewed the natural state of mankind as..?
Inherently evil
Johnny lives in Nowheretopia. 150 years ago, in the year 3000 BCE, his great grandfather’s tribe was only 50 people. Today, they are up to a solid 450 people, and, since there is no government, the family is fighting and arguing about EVERYTHING. They decide to appoint Johnny’s 70 year old dad, Lonny, as their chieftain so that they can have some order! Which theory of government explains Lonny’s rise to power?
Evoultionary Theory
Monarch wields power over a written or unwritten constitution
Constitutional Monarchy
What is the purpose of Gov? (Four Answers)
Provide public services, Making economic decisions, Provide for national security, Provide for and control the economic system
Rights that people possess as a gift from God prior to the formation of government
Natural Rights
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that man is inherently good, but is corrupted by the evils of society
Locke
Johnny lives in Theolopolis. There is no government there. One day, a man named Konnie comes along and tells the people that God has given him the authority to rule over them, and that they better listen to him unless they want to upset God. The people are amazed and make him their ruler!
Which theory of government explains Konnie’s rise to power?
Devine
Power belongs to a small group - usually a wealthy or political group
Oligarchy