Origins of Democracy
The first democracy, featured an assembly open to all male citizens over 18 years of age, along with an assembly and a court, was found in which city/country?
Athens, Greece
Form of a dictatorship in which a single person holds unlimited political power
Autocracy
The advocacy of reason, Freedom of religion, importance of scientific observation and human progress come from the philosophy of which French philosopher
Francois-Marie Arout
defined as a body of people living in a defined territory and is politically organized
The State
The form of democracy where a representative or representatives, expresses the popular will of the people
Inidirect Democracy
The Romans created a crude form of popular government known as
Res Publica
Great Britain is an example of this type of government distribution where all the power is held by a single, centralized agency
Unitary Government
Worth of the Individual, Necessity of Compromise, Equality of all persons are just some of the basic notions of this
American Democracy
Theory that States arose as a result of one person or small group forcing those within an area to submit to that person or groups rule
The Force Theory
Form of government where supreme authority rests with the people
Democracy
This system was based around a powerful lord dividing their land to lesser lords in exchange for loyalty, military service, and a share of their crops
Feudalism
The European Union is an example of this type of government distribution, an alliance of independent states where the government only has power assigned to it by its member states
Confederation
To Form a more perfect union, to establish Justice, and to promote the general welfare are just a few jobs of government outlined in this
The Preamble to the United states Constitution.
Theory that States evolved from early primitive families in which one person was the head and thus the Government
Evolutionary Theory
The idea that the Majority will be right more often that it will be wrong, and that the majority will also be right more often than any one person or small group will fall under this concept.
Majority Rule/Minority Right
To be able to make public policy a government has to be recognized as _______, meaning the people in its territory, and by other governments
Legitimate
This type of government is known by its separation of power between the legislative branch and the executive branch usually held by the chief executive (The President)
Presidential Government
The Idea that legal decisions should be made on the basis of similar decisions made in the past, also known as “common law”, comes from the philosophy of which English Jurist
William Blackstone
Theory that one was born a royal birth as was given the “divine right” to rule from God
Divine Rights of Kings Theory
The government has these 3 basic powers
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Not having to deal with a deadlock, between the Executive and Legislative Branches, in decision making is an advantage of which System of Government
Parliamentary Government
The type of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official’s cabinet, This prime minister is approved by the Parliament
Parliamentary Government
Paying Taxes, Obeying the law, and voting are classified as these types of responsibilities
Civic Responsibility
Theory that the origin of the state is that of the “social contract”, meaning human beings agreed to create a state and work together to overcome unpleasant conditions
The Social Contract Theory
An Economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods; investments by private decision, not by government directive; and success or failure determined by competition in the marketplace.
Free Enterprise System