constitution quiz Flashcards
State
defined body of people living in a defined territory
nation
ethnic term referring to a large group of people
dictatorship
someone who cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
democracy
The supreme authority rests with people
how does the Constitution help to make it possible for government carry out its public policies
each state follows the Constitution and so each day is politically organized
force theory
when one person or small group rules and everyone must follow
evolutionary theory
A family that rule the country and is passed down
Divine right theory
Believe that God created the state and is given the Royal to rule
social contract theory
freedom that is a state of nature or no government exists
Federal government
The power is divided between a central and a regional Government
how does a federal government differ from the Confederate state
oh equal partners, most powerful belongs to the regional government
executive and legislative branches
executive is chosen by legislative
Thomas Hobbes View of human nature
Life is a war of all against all life is a state of nature is nasty
Thomas Hobbes view of government
absolute monarch
John Locke view of human nature
The mind is a blank slate at birth
John Locke do you have government
humans could rationally agree on things
Thomas Hobbes
wrote leviathan
John Locke
wrote two treaties of government
sovereign
having supreme power with in its own territory
demagogue
leader who appeals to popular desires and prejudice rather than using rational argument
populist
appeals to desires of common person and is often anti-establishment
statesman
skilled experienced political leader
legislative
makes the laws, Congress
executive
forces laws, President
judicial
interprets laws, the court system
bureaucracy
hopes the president enforce the laws
democracy
Government by the people
Direct democracy
people vote on public-policy directly
Republic
people vote for leaders that then make the decisions
unitary
Central government, states, people
confederal
States, central government and people
Federal
Central government and state, people
presidential government
separate and independent, choosing and differently, relative equals, no subject to direct control of other
parliamentary government
prime minister is a part of legislature, prime minister is leader of majority, prime minister is subject to direct control, prime minister can be removed from office
Government
institution through which a society makes enforce its public policies
