Chapt. 1 Flashcards

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Why do we have government

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To protect rights

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Natural right philosophy

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Explain why we have government

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What are our rights

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

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How does the government protect our rights?

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Through social contract

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

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Revolt/ elect a new president

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What is a state of nature?

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Chaos

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Who takes over in a state of nature?

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Biggest, strongest smartest

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

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Ban together to create government

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What happens if a government breaks a social contract?

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Back to a state of nature-chaos

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What is a social contract?

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Contract between you and government

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What do you have to do in a social contract

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

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

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Protect our rights

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What are direct ways to consent to be governed

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Pledge of allegiance, applying for citizenship

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What are indirect ways to be governed

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Born into society, choose to stay in society

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What is flexible government

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Government can change to meet modern needs

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What is a monarchy

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

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How are king or Queen chooses in monarchy

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Divine right/ heredity usually given to first born

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What is a example of monarchy

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Great Britain

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What is a republic

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Popular sovereignty (right to rule)

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What is direct democracy

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People vote directly on issues

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What is a example of direct democracy

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Homecoming princess

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What is a representative democracy

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You elect a representative to speak for you

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What is a example of representative democracy

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Congressman, president, governor, mayor

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What are factions

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Political parties

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What political parties do we have in the US
Republicans or democrats (3rd parties)
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Who said factions would be the governments downfall
George Washington
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What is tyranny of the majority
Majority can make laws that hurt minority
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What is an example of the tyranny of the majority
Jim Crow laws (white majority made laws against black minority of south
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What is a federal government
Our government shares power between state and federal government (federalism)
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What is a dictatorship
One or a few come to power through intimidation and fear
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What is an example of a dictatorship
Adolf hitler and Germany
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What is a confederation
States have power
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What are examples of confederation
13 colonies and European Union
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What is the right to life
You have the right to survive, to live as free as possible, choose who you can marry, what your job is is, etc
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What is the right to liberty
You have the right to be as free as possible
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What is the right to prosperity/property
You have the right to better yourself/economic gain, to own things that better your life
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What is the right to revolution
You have the right to revolt if the government doesn't uphold the social contract (vote)
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What is the parliamentary system
King and Queen are figure heads, laws are made by elected body(elected by people)