Chapter 2 -Forms Of Government

Front 1

"Those who will not be governed by __________ will be ruled by tyrants."

Willam Penn

Back 1

God

Front 2

"The moral principles and precepts contained in the ________________ ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws."
Noah Webster

Back 2

Scriptures

Front 3

The authority and power to control, direct, and rule the actions and affairs of others.

Back 3

Government

Front 4

Governmental authority flows from _____to human institutions and to the individuals responsible for ruling others.

Back 4

God

Front 5

___________is another term for the death penalty.

Back 5

Capital Punishment

Front 6

Capital Punishment was instituted by ____________as the first foundational civil ordinance.

Back 6

God

Front 7

God's original purpose for government was to punish _________and reward __________.

Back 7

evil; good

Front 8

Two earmarks of any civilization are:
1._____________________
and
2.______________________

Back 8

1. A written code of law
2. An organized form of civil government

Front 9

The Noahic Covenant is also called an "_________ _______________" because it is for all generations.

Back 9

"everlasting covenant"

Front 10

God confused the world's languages at __________________

Back 10

The Tower of Babel

Front 11

"Post-diluvian" means

Back 11

After the flood

Front 12

"Ante-diluvian" means___________

Back 12

"Before the flood"

Front 13

The Sumerians lived in the _________________Valley.

Back 13

Tigris-Euphrates River

Front 14

A wedge-shaped system of writing on clay tablets with a sharp instrument called a "stylus" developed by the Sumerians was _________________

Back 14

Cuneiform

Front 15

The Code of __________________was the first known system of written laws.

Back 15

Hammurabi, the Babylonian King

Front 16

Rules that people follow when living together are called _________

Back 16

Laws

Front 17

God's laws, given to Moses on Mt. Sinai, are called _____ ______ __________.

Back 17

The Ten Commandments

Front 18

Another name for the Ten Commandments is
__________________.

Back 18

The Decalogue

Front 19

The first 4 of the Ten Commandments deal with man's relationship to God and say,\\"....\\"

Back 19

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Front 20

The last 6 Commandments deal with man's relationship to his fellow man and say, "...."

Back 20

5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10. Thou shalt not covet.

Front 21

Because God has supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals, we say He is _______________.

Back 21

sovereign

Front 22

________________wrote "Commentaries on the Laws of England."

Back 22

Sir William Blackstone

Front 23

Blackstone's two foundations for law are:
1. _________________ and

2. ___________________.

Back 23

1. Revealed law (given by God in the Bible)

2. Natural law (written on men's hearts)

Front 24

A system of government in which God Himself rules personally or through chosen representatives is called a ______________.

Back 24

Theocracy

Front 25

All forms of human government can be classified into two extremes:
1._________________ and

2. _________________.

Back 25

1. Autocracy and
2. Democracy

Front 26

A system of government where the ruler both makes and enforces the law is:

Back 26

An Autocracy

Front 27

A system of government where the people rule, either directly or indirectly through elected representatives is:

Back 27

A Democracy

Front 28

A government whose head is a king, queen, emperor, caesar, czar, kaiser, shah, sultan, or chief is a ____________.

Back 28

Monarchy

Front 29

A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power is

Back 29

An absolute monarchy

Front 30

A system of government in which the ruler's power is limited by a constitution and is equal to or subservient to an elected representative assembly is:

Back 30

A constitutional monarchy

Front 31

A system of government in which the ruler acquires his power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority is:

Back 31

A dictatorship

Front 32

A dictator who controls all aspects of society is a _____________dictator.

Back 32

Totalitarian

Front 33

A system of government control over the economy of a nation is:

Back 33

Socialism

Front 34

A form of socialism in which power is vested in a dictator and a single political party is called:

Back 34

Fascism

Front 35

A type of democracy where people rule directly by popular vote is called:

Back 35

Direct Democracy

Front 36

A type of democracy in which the people rule indirectly through elected representatives is a:

Back 36

Democratic Republic or
a Republican Democracy

Front 37

What is the problem with democracy?

Back 37

Sinful human nature usually causes democracies to end up in anarchy and tyranny.

Front 38

America's government is a _________.

Back 38

Constitutional Republic (where people and their representatives are limited by a constitution)

Front 39

Why is the "republic" called "The Golden Mean?"

Back 39

It avoids the dangers or errors of the two extreme forms of governments (autocracy and democracy).