Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Political Science > Government > Flashcards

Government Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Biology 101 flashcards
1
Q

Aristotle

A

The one that said government and leaders should be split into numbers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Authoritarian Governments

A

Values order and control over personal freedom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q 
AUTOCRACY
Rule by:
Oldest: 
Several forms-
Totalitarian Dictatorship:
Monarchy:
Absolute Monarchy:
Constitutional Monarchy:
A 
One
Most common
Single leader
King, Queen, emperor
Complete control
Shared with legislatures
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Constitution

A

“We the people”
How we are governed
Republic
Example of limited government

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q 
DEMOCRACY
Rule by:
People hold: 
Direct vs. Representative 
Another name for democracy:
A 
The people
Sovereign Power
Direct: people direct laws themselves
Representative: elect representatives to make laws and the people abide by then 
Republic
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Declaration of Independence

A

Example of limited government

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

John Locke

A

Supported democracy
People naturally given rights to life, liberty and property
To preserve rights gave power to government

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Unalienable rights

A

John Locke

Rights that cannot be taken away from you

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Equal Rights

A

John Locke

Belief that all persons regardless of sex, race, ethnicity etc. have the same rights as everyone else

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Limited government

A

John Locke & Thomas Hobbes

Does not have absolute authority

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Consent of the governed

A

John Locke

Governments gain their authority from their people, it isn’t legitimate if the people don’t give their consent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Natural rights

A

John Locke

Life liberty and property

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

OLIGARCHY
Rule by:
Derives power from various sources:
Many times =

A

Small # of people
Wealth, Military power, social position and religion
= communist countries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Purposes of government

A

Maintain social order
Provide public services
Provide national security
Make economic decisions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Republic

A

Ruled by elected leader

Vote for leader

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

State

A

Political community that is in a specific territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval of any higher authority

17
Q

Theories of the origin of the state

A

Evolutionary
Force
Divine right
Social contract (Hobbes & Locke)

18
Q

Theories of the origin of the state

Evolutionary

A

Head of family
Hunter and gatherer societies
Large extended families needed more order

19
Q

Theories of the origin of the state

Force

A

Early civilization
People brought under authority of one person/group
Large civil works projects

20
Q

Theories of the origin of the state

Divine rights

A

Early civilizations up to recent times
Descendants of gods or chosen by gods
To oppose a monarch is to oppose god

21
Q

Theories of the origin of the state
Social contract
Hobbes

A

Dictatorship
In nature no government resists
Need government to protect from eachother
people surrender to state to maintain order
Protect citizens who could not rebel

22
Q

Theories of the origin of the state
Social contract
Locke

A

Democracy
Naturally given rights
Life liberty property
If failed to preserve rights people could rebel

23
Q

Thomas Hobbes

State of nature

A

How humans would act with no government

Savage selfishness

24
Q

Thomas Hobbes

State of war

A

In nature people were always at war w one another

Do anything they pleased and in constant fear

25
Q

Essential features of state

A

Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government

26
Q

Essential features of state

Population

A

People living in a state

27
Q

Essential features of state

Territory

A

Established boundaries

28
Q

Essential features of state

Sovereignty

A

Supreme/absolute authority within territory

29
Q

Essential features of state

Government

A

Used to maintain social order, provide public service and enforce decisions

Political Science (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions