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27 Cards in this Set
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List the 4 characteristics of a state |
1. Population 2. Territory 3. Sovereignty 4. Government |
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Smallest in population |
Vatican City - 842 people |
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Largest in population |
Chine - 1.3 billion |
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What is the variety within population |
Rural vs. Urban, Poor vs. Wealthy, language spoken, level of education and cultural traditions |
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Smallest in territory |
Vatican City - 109 acres |
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Largest in territory |
Russia - 6.6 million sq. miles |
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Can boundaries change? |
Yes - war, negotiation, purchase |
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Define sovereignty |
- means the ability to rule absolutely within a territory - all states are considered equal to one another - free to set their own foreign policy: states will decide how to operate within their own boundaries |
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Define government |
The agency that makes and enforces the laws |
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What are the four main roles of government |
1. Makes laws- legislative 2. Protecting the state- "common defense" 3. Keep order inside the nation state- "domestic tranquility" 4. Provide services- promote the general welfare |
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Define the force theory |
The state was developed by force, a person or group conquered a given territory and forced everyone living in their territory to submit to their will |
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Define the evolutionary theory |
- went from early family, to the clan, to the tribe, to agricultural society, then to government |
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Define divine right theory |
Authority from God, "God gave those of royal birth the right to rule", accused of treason or heresy if they didn't agree with the government, religion is the basis of their authority |
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Define social contract theory |
The state exists to serve the will of the people, advances by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, life would be horrible without government to protect us from each other and from outsiders. |
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Hobbes |
English philosopher that was apart of the social contract theory, claimed that to civilize their community, the people should get together and give power to a sovereign governmental authority |
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Locke |
Philosopher apart of the social contract theory, for him the contract worked both ways |
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Magna Carta |
Included right such as trial by jury, due process of laws, and protection from arbitrary taking life, liberty and property |
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English bill of rights |
Declared that rights aren't granted by the throne, the document prohibited a standing army, required free parliamentary elections, declared taxation required consent from parliament and declared petitioning the king was legal |
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Natural rights philosophy |
Focus on the individual Hobbes: state of nature leads to "war" of every man against every man Locke: in the state of nature all people are free, equal and rational but people cannot survive |
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List the sections of the declaration |
1. Preamble 2. Statement of beliefs 3. All of the problems/ issues List of grievances (8or9) 4. A statement of prior attempts to redress grievances 5. Declaration of Independence |
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Classical republicanism |
Devotion to the common good, small, uniform communities, civic virtue |
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Limited government |
Purpose is to serve private ends and those who except size governmental power may not make laws at the exclusion of the individual - human equality |
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Monarchy |
Single family rules from generation to generation (kings) |
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Democracy |
Power belongs to the people |
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Oligarchy |
Power is held between a few people or a group within the society |
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Absolute monarchy |
Has few legal limitations in political matters |
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Constitutional monarchy |
Has a distinctive role but exercises no political power |
