Government Lesson 1 Study Guide Flashcards
The central concern of all governments is…
power
Authority is…
the legal right or power to give orders and enforce rules
The institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy are called…
government
The possibility of imposing one’s will upon the behavior of other persons is also known as…
power
In general, we say that a person who has authority…
has the right to use power
What can cause a leader to lose legitimacy?
The people become unwilling to follow that leader.
Which doctrine of legitimacy stated that a Chinese ruler had authority over all his subjects, as long as he ruled in a in a moral manner?
mandate of heaven
The divine right of king’s power came from…
God, and the king did not have to answer to the people.
In the social contract theory of government, what should happen when a ruler abuses his power?
He should be removed from power
One characteristic of public goods is that…
more than one person can consume them without reducing the amount available to others
The two building blocks of government are a means of coercion and a means of…
collecting revenue
The governmental power to draft citizens into the army of to force citizens to serve on juries is a means of…
coercion
What kind of government did Aristotle believe was suited to most societies?
rule by the well-intentioned many
Every nation-state has a territorial integrity, a stable population a code of laws, and…
national sovereignty
Political activity has a purpose and…
involved collective action
