Test 1 Flashcards
4 Theories on Origins of the State
1) The Force Theory states that one person or small group took control of an area and forced all within it to submit to that persons or groups rule.
2) The Evolutionary Theory argues that the state evolved naturally out of the early family.
3) The Divine Right Theory holds that God created the state and God gives those of royal birth a divine right to rule.
4) The Social Contract Theory argues that the star arose out of voluntary act of free people.
6 Purposes of Government
1) form a more perfect Union
2) establish justice
3) insure domestic tranquility
4) provide for the common defense
5) promote the general welfare
6) secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and out posterity
3 Branches of Government
1) Legislative Branch- Congress
2) Judicial Branch- Supreme Court
3) Executive Branch- White House
Separate But Equal
6 Basic Concepts of American Democracy
1) recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person.
2) a respect for the equality of al persons.
3) a faith in majority rule and an instance upon respecting minority rights.
4) an acceptance of the necessity of compromise
5) an insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom
6) a free enterprise system in which there is a private and corporate ownerships of goods and services.
6 Principles of Government
1) Popular Sovereignty- government receives its power from people and govern only with their consent.
2) Limited Government- Government is not all powerful and government officials are not “above the law”
3) Separation of Powers- power in government is divided between Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches.
4) Checks and Balances- each branch has the built in authority of the other two.
5) Judicial Review- federal courts have the power of reviewing government acts and nullifying any that violate the provisions of constitutions.
6) Federalism- power is divided between a central government and smaller local governments.
