Gov. Test Nov. 1

Question 1

Why is government necessary? Page 93

Answer 1

Without it the world will fall into chaos

Question 2

What type of decision-making would be best for shipwrecked passengers? Immediately after the shipwreck?

Answer 2

Authority why? Because it’s fast and they need to focus on surviving

Question 3

What kind of decision-making would work best for ship wrecked passengers? Later if they are not rescued?

Answer 3

Democratic

Question 4

What type of decision-making would be best for shipwrecked passengers? Why might the captain be chosen as leader?

Answer 4

He is seen as someone who has authority and he has been trained to give orders

Question 5

Why do you think Canada is provincial government and federal government is democratic rather than consensus decision-making? Opinionbased on evidence from textbook

Answer 5

Because consensus takes too long, and too many people, and there would be lots of fights

Question 6

Describe politics, government, and citizenship in your own words how are these terms interrelated?

Answer 6

Politics is when peasants want to overthrow the king and so they get support government system by which people make laws to God to community citizenship they are free to participate in community events and to bring about change shipwreck scenario the government is the captain the politics are the people who try and get a new. Person and power citizenship or the people on the island

Question 7

In what sense does politics occur within A family B a school and C a workplace

Answer 7

A family: the kids have to do what the parents tell them to do, the kids might disagree, but in the end the parents have the final say
A school: same thing except the teacher has the final say
A workplace: the workers might start a union or use the power of persuasion to try and convince the boss to get a raise, or a promotion

Question 8

How is decision-making different in authoritarian, democratic and consensus-based governments?

Answer 8

In authoritarian governments just one person makes the decisions for the entire country in democratic governments a few selected people make the decisions. In consensus governments everyone has a say

Question 9

How was opposition dealt with in: A authoritarian decision-making B democratic C consensual

Answer 9

In authoritarian decision-making the government will either ignore them or take them out in democratic decision-making the oppositions criticism is part of the system in consensual decision-making the talk until they resolve their differences

Question 10

Is it accurate to say authoritarian governments never enjoy public support? Explain

Answer 10

It is not accurate to say all authoritarian governments never enjoy public support for example the Russian government even though they are in authoritarian government provide housing, education, and add other benefits so they would enjoy positive public support

Question 11

Is it accurate to say that democratic governments always treat their people well? Explain with examples from Canada

Answer 11

No sometimes my Nora tease are treated unfairly for example the Chinese tax the Japanese informer the conscription and residential schools

Question 12

What is the difference between a subject and a citizen?

Answer 12

A citizen who’s is someone who is part of a community

Question 13

Hobbs versus row so how do their views on human nature differ?

Answer 13

Hobbs things human nature is selfish Russo things that humans are free and friendly

Question 14

Hobbs versus Russo do you agree with Hobbs or Russo explain using examples

Answer 14

I agree with Hobbs because Russo wasn’t being realistic when he said that people will always get along if people do bad things and without a government people can do whatever they want without a punishment for example if I wanted to rob a store I could just do that and no one would be able to stop me

Question 15

Hobbs versus Russo which philosophy would lead to an authoritarian government in which a democratic government

Answer 15

Hobbs is Flossa fee would lead to an authoritarian government and Russo’s philosophy would lead to a democratic government

Question 16

What is authority in Influence and coercion?

Answer 16

Authority is the right to give orders and make decisions influence is the ability to persuade people to do something and coordination is forcing someone through threats

Question 17

In what sense does civil society act as a check on the power of government?

Answer 17

They monitor what governments do and they inform the people of what the government is doing

Question 18

How can negotiation mediation and arbitration be used to so arguments?

Answer 18

Go she Asian is when you compromise but if that doesn’t work then a third-party can mediate an agreement between them if that doesn’t work a third-party can arbitrate or impose a solution

Question 19

What is direct democracy

Answer 19

Direct democracy is when all the citizens in the village come and vote on new laws

Question 20

Why would electors want to use a recall election?

Answer 20

It allows the electors to hold the representative accountable for their wishes otherwise they can recall him

Question 21

What are the elements of democracy? Which do believe to be the most important and why?

Answer 21

Demo Craddick decisions are made for the good of most people most of the time in a democracy the leaders represent the majority of the people democracy emphasizes legal and political equally everyone gets one vote it’s all equal democracy protects my Nordie’s so they don’t get completely ignored democracy encourages piece respect and tolerance in citizens democracy teaches people to listen to each other love each other and allow each other to express their own decisions

Question 22

What are the obstacles to democracy? Which do believe to be the most important and why?

Answer 22

Ethnic differences and conflicts if two different groups and people who share customs and values based on language religion or Homewood it can cause disunity a large gap between what rich and poor with poor people not being not able to vote because they are focused on surviving the rich people use it for their own benefit a low literacy rate it’s difficult for them to make their own decisions they have to trust what people tell them

Question 23

Looking at the map on page 108 what are some noticeable patterns that you can see?

Answer 23

Asia and Africa have most of their countries not free to vote

Question 24

Looking at the map on page 108 what are some conclusions that can be drawn by looking at such a map?

Answer 24

Some of the poorest countries in the world seem to be the ones that aren’t free