What is the institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies.
Government
100
What is the purpose of government associated with defending the nation against foreign enemies?
Provide for the Common Defense
100
What are the two forms of a dictatorship?
Autocracy, Oligarchy
100
Which concept of democracy is described by the phrase "All men are created equal"?
Equality of all Persons
100
What form of dictatorship is described as power being help by a small, self appointed elite?
Oligarchy
200
What is are two examples of a public policy?
taxation, defense, education, crime, health care, transportation, environment, civil rights, and working conditions.
200
What is the purpose of government associated with ensuring all individuals are guaranteed certain inalienable rights?
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
200
Which geographical distribution of power is employed by the United States?
Federal
200
Which concept of democracy states that each individual is free as far as the freedom of all will allow?
Individual Freedom
200
Which Theory of the Origins of the State is characterized by one person or small group claiming control over a small area and making all within it submit to their control?
Force Theory
300
What are the two forms of government?
Dictatorship & Democracy
300
What is the purpose of government associated with the government's efforts to protect and better the quality of life?
Promote the General Welfare
300
Other than federal, what are the other two forms of geographical distribution of power?
Unitary, Confederate
300
In the democratic concept of equality, all are entitled to two aspects, what are they?
Equality of Opportunity
Equality before the law
300
Which Origin Theory is associated with the United States?
Social Contract Theory
400
What are the 4 characteristics of the state?
Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government
400
Which purpose of government is associated with the phrase "keep the peace"?
Insure Domestic Tranquility
400
Which form of government, as characterized by the relationship between legislative and executive branches, is described as the prime minister and his cabinet being members of both the legislative and executive branches.
Parliamentary
400
List all 5 concepts of Democracy.
1. Worth of the Individual
2. Equality of all Persons
3. Majority Rule, Minority Rights
4. Necessity of Compromise
5. Individual Freedom
400
Fill in the blank with the phrase the definition below describes.
______________- supreme authority rests with the people.
Popular Sovereignty
500
What are the 4 theories of the origin of the state?
Force, Divine Right, Evolutionary, Social Contract
500
What is the purpose of government forming a more perfect union?
Because in unity there is strength.
500
What are the three ways government is classified?
1. Geographic Distribution of Power
2. Relationship between legislative and executive branches
3. Number of people who can participate
500
Which concept of democracy is associated with the quote by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins."
Individual Freedom
500
In which government document are the 6 principles of Government located?