Notes for Test 1 Flashcards
4 Features of a State
Population, Area, Government, Sovereignty
Sovereignty
Power/Authority
Origins of a State
Evolutionary, Force, Divine Right, Social Contract
Divine Right
Kings and Queens
Evolution
Tribes, Clans, Towns, Cities, States
Purpose of Government
Social Order, Military, Public Services, Taxes
Characteristics of a Democracy
Individual Liberties, Economic System, Compromise
Economic System
Free Enterprise, Supply and Demand, Private Ownership of factors of production
Ownership of Factors of Production
Land, Labor, Capital
One man one vote
Equal Representation in Voting, The House
President
35 years, 4 year term
Congress
The House and Senate
House
25 years, 435 people, 2 year term
Senate
30 years, 100 people, 6 year term
Your rights are_____ not ____.
relative, absolute
Protect the unpopular view:
Respect the minority’s opinion.
Federalism
2 areas of power- the fifty states, the federal government (washington DC)
Presidential System
President is COMPLETELY sperate from congress
Parliamentary System
England, the parliament picks prime minister
Oligarchy
Group of people in charge- Apartheid
Why do we fear Communism?
Atheism, Bloody Revolution, Public ownership of factors of production
Bourgeoisie
Rich
Proleitariat
Poor
2 Main Goals of Socialism
Redistribution of wealth and Public Ownership of Land, Etc.
Karl Marx
Wrote the Communist Manifesto
John Locke
The Declaration of Independence is “pure locke”
Adam Smith
Laissez Faire- government should leave economy alone
