Chapt. 1

Question 0

Why do we have government

Answer 0

To protect rights

Question 1

Natural right philosophy

Answer 1

Explain why we have government

Question 2

What are our rights

Answer 2

Right to life, liberty, property/prosperity, and Revolution

Question 3

How does the government protect our rights?

Answer 3

Through social contract

Question 4

If the government doesn’t protect our rights, what can we do?

Answer 4

Revolt/ elect a new president

Question 5

What is a state of nature?

Answer 5

Chaos

Question 6

Who takes over in a state of nature?

Answer 6

Biggest, strongest smartest

Question 7

What do the minority (smallest weakest) do in a state of nature?

Answer 7

Ban together to create government

Question 8

What happens if a government breaks a social contract?

Answer 8

Back to a state of nature-chaos

Question 9

What is a social contract?

Answer 9

Contract between you and government

Question 10

What do you have to do in a social contract

Answer 10

Follow laws, revolt if the government doesn’t do job

Question 11

What does a government have to do in a social contract?

Answer 11

Protect our rights

Question 12

What are direct ways to consent to be governed

Answer 12

Pledge of allegiance, applying for citizenship

Question 13

What are indirect ways to be governed

Answer 13

Born into society, choose to stay in society

Question 14

What is flexible government

Answer 14

Government can change to meet modern needs

Question 15

What is a monarchy

Answer 15

One or two people in charge of government, usually king or Queen

Question 16

How are king or Queen chooses in monarchy

Answer 16

Divine right/ heredity usually given to first born

Question 17

What is a example of monarchy

Answer 17

Great Britain

Question 18

What is a republic

Answer 18

Popular sovereignty (right to rule)

Question 19

What is direct democracy

Answer 19

People vote directly on issues

Question 20

What is a example of direct democracy

Answer 20

Homecoming princess

Question 21

What is a representative democracy

Answer 21

You elect a representative to speak for you

Question 22

What is a example of representative democracy

Answer 22

Congressman, president, governor, mayor

Question 23

What are factions

Answer 23

Political parties

Question 24

What political parties do we have in the US

Answer 24

Republicans or democrats (3rd parties)

Question 25

Who said factions would be the governments downfall

Answer 25

George Washington

Question 26

What is tyranny of the majority

Answer 26

Majority can make laws that hurt minority

Question 27

What is an example of the tyranny of the majority

Answer 27

Jim Crow laws (white majority made laws against black minority of south

Question 28

What is a federal government

Answer 28

Our government shares power between state and federal government (federalism)

Question 29

What is a dictatorship

Answer 29

One or a few come to power through intimidation and fear

Question 30

What is an example of a dictatorship

Answer 30

Adolf hitler and Germany

Question 31

What is a confederation

Answer 31

States have power

Question 32

What are examples of confederation

Answer 32

13 colonies and European Union

Question 33

What is the right to life

Answer 33

You have the right to survive, to live as free as possible, choose who you can marry, what your job is is, etc

Question 34

What is the right to liberty

Answer 34

You have the right to be as free as possible

Question 35

What is the right to prosperity/property

Answer 35

You have the right to better yourself/economic gain, to own things that better your life

Question 36

What is the right to revolution

Answer 36

You have the right to revolt if the government doesn't uphold the social contract (vote)

Question 37

What is the parliamentary system

Answer 37

King and Queen are figure heads, laws are made by elected body(elected by people)