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Define Government |
makes and enforces public policy ex. social security, maintaining a military, taxes, min. wage |
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What is the purpose of the US Government? |
1) In order to form a more perfect union 2) establish justice 3) ensure domestic tranquility 4) provide for the common defense 5) promote the general welfare 6) secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity |
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What are 4 characteristics of a state? (a country MUST have these!!) |
1) population 2) territory land with boundaries 3) sovereignty: authority given to govern 4) GOVERNMENT |
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Are the states of the US their own sovereignty? |
NO |
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Describe the "Force Theory" |
group or person forces control over an area |
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Describe the "Evolutionary Theory" |
family-clan-tribe-state |
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Describe the "Divine Right Theory" |
Power to be king is granted by God ex. King James, Pharaohs, Emporers |
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Describe the "Social Contract" |
People give power to the state in return fir the state's service to the general well-being of the people (Locke) |
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In what three ways can government be classified? |
1) Unitary- a centralized government (most) 2) Federal- powers divided between a central gov't and several local governments 3) Confederate- an alliance of independent states; the central government has limited power (ex. former states of Soviet Union) |
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What are the two different forms of Democracy? |
1) Representative- type of government where authority rests with the people 2) Direct- type of democracy where everyone votes in mass meetings |
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Which form of democracy does the US have? |
Representative |
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What are the two forms of Dictatorship? |
1) Autocracy- single person holds unlimited power, rare ex. Libya 2) Oligarchy- power held by a small, usually self appointed elite ex. North Korea |
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Describe Presidential Government |
seperation of powers checks and balances system exec. and leg. branches are independent and coequal, each having their own powers ex. US, Mexico, South Korea |
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Describe Parlimentary Government |
members of the exec. branch are also members of the leg. branch (the parliment) exec. is made up of the prime minister and taht official's cabinet, also of the leg. branch no checks and balances system |
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What are five basic concepts of democracy? |
1) a recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person 2) a respect for the equality of all persons 3) a faith in majority rule and an insistence upon minority rights 4) an acceptance of the necessity of compromise 5) an insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom |
