foundations of government

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people with in a territory

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population

Question 1

organize community living under one government

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State

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land and it’s recognized boundary

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Territory

Question 3

supreme and absolute power within your territory

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sovereignty

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The institution by which society makes and enforces its public policies/ laws

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Government

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one person or group claimed control over territory and forced the population to submit
State became sovereign and those in control formed a government

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force Theory

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population formed out of primitive families
heads of these families became the government
families claimed and settled in one territory thus making a sovereign state

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evolutionary theory

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god’s creation of the state made it sovereign
members of government are chosen by God to rule a certain territory
people living in in the territory obedience to God

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divine right theory

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A population in a given territory gave up as much power to the government as needed to promote the well-being of all.
people are the sole source of political power
free to give or withhold that power from the government

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social contract theory

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movement stressing the importance of reason in the critical reappraisal of existing ideas and socialist

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enlightenment

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wrote the book two treaties of government
natural rights theory- Life liberty and property
purpose of government is to protect natural rights
if They fail to do so the citizens have the right to overthrow the government

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John Locke

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wrote social contract
advocated individual liberty
The only good government was the one that was formed freely by the people and guided by the will of society

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Jean Jacque Rousseau

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wrote book Leviathan
all humans were born naturally selfish and wicked
without government there would be no order
people must handover the rights to the government in return for law and order

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Thomas Hobbes

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wrote spirit of the laws
advocated- constitutionalism, abolishment of slavery and preserving civil liberties
believed power should be clearly defined, balance and separated

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Charles baron de Montesquieu

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order is essential
essential roles in society
towns, counties, corner, justice of the peace

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order government

Question 15

government is not all-powerful
places restrictions on government
u.s. Constitution places restrictions on government actions

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Limited government

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Government should serve the will of the people

people should have a voice and making decisions in government

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representative government

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The great charter
presented by Barnes and signed by King John
prevent the abuse of power of monarchs

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Magna Carta

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Challenge the idea of divine right
Limited the Kings power in several ways
proposed by Parliament signed by King Charles I

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petition right

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established to prevent the abuse of power
proposed by Parliament to William and Mary
List of provision that for civil rights and made certain acts a crime

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English Bill of Rights

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found in most countries
only votes that people cast Are for members of
executive is chosen and set up by
executive equals Prime Minister
executive members only stay in position while they have confidence of position

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parliamentary government

Question 21

purely symbolic figure
often a monarch
ceremonial and symbolic leader
usually only occurs with the Parliament

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heads of state

Question 22

centralized government
all power is held in one location
strong central government little or no local gov.
ex: China and Great Britain

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unitary government

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Power is divided between a central government and a local government
Central government with state/provincial/regional and local gov.
Central government is supreme
ex: United States, Australia, Canada, and Mexico

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Federal government

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alliance of Independent states
weak central government can do only what the independent states say they can do
make it possible for different states to unite together when they need to but maintain their independence in other matters

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confederate government

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separation of powers between the branches
branches are independent and roughly equal
President is elected separately from the legislature
checks and balances
chief executive = Pres.

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presidential government

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chief executive = prime minister
chief executive chosen by the legislature/Parliament
legislature generally more powerful than the chief executive

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Parliament government

Question 27

authoritarian- people in control have absolute power
totalitarian- leaders control all aspects of human life
not Democratic
ex: Libya and Cuba

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dictatorship

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Power to the people

The people hold the most authority

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democracy

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people hold many meetings and decide the outcome of all political issues themselves

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direct democracy

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The people choose leaders they trust to make most political decisions if the leaders do not do a good job of doing what the people want they can vote them out of office
ex: us

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indirect/representative democracy