Unit 1 - Exam Review Flashcards
Four purposes of government
Maintain social order, public security, national security, and financial decisions
Pre U.S Governments
Cherokee Nation- North America
Mayan Civilization- Central America
Greek City States- Mediterranean
Viking Tribes- Northern Europe
Germanic Tribes- Central Europe
Ethiopian Empire- Ethiopia
Songhai Empire- Western Africa
Egyptian Dynasties- Egypt
Kingdom of Israel- Israel/Judah
Palestinian Kingdom- Palestine
Japanese Shogunate- Japan
Han Dynasty-China
Māori Tribes- Pacific Islands
Sovereignty
The power a country has to deal with internal/external affairs in their own borders.
Natural Law
Values that are inherit as people and not dictated by the government or state.
The theory that defines the U.S Government
Social Contract Theory
What is John Locke’s most known idea?
Social Construct Theory
What documents lead to the bill of rights?
English Bill of Rights and Individual Rights
Name of the U.S Social Contract
U.S Constitution
What were the enlightenment ideas that help developed the U.S.
Separation of Powers, Social Construct Theory, Unalienable Rights and Life, Liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
What types of Monarchy are there?
Constitutional Monarch (King rules by the power a constitution grants) and Absolute Monarch (King rules by his own will according to bloodline)
What is a dictatorship
A governing system where 1 person has absolute control (e.g. North Korea)
What is Politics
The process a government uses to make its own decisions.
What is Free Enterprise?
People are able to engage in economic relations with minimal government interference.
What is a direct democracy?
Citizens vote on each law, bill, or amendment individually.
What is Social Construct Theory?
The loss of natural rights in order to gain benefits of society.
What Colonial Documents preceded the U.S. Constitution?
Mayflower Compact - First form of self-government
Magna Carta - Brought representation into government
Articles of Confederation - The first rendition of the constitution, omitted a Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights - Guided English courts and law
Two Treatises of Government - Sovereignty is in the hands of the people
The Social Contract - The people agree on the laws that they are governed by
What documents did William Blackstone produce?
Right of Persons - The relationship between the government and individual
Right of Things - Right of property
Public Wrongs - Crimes and punishments as well as religious dealings
Private Wrongs - Deals with Torts (Crimes) or private complaints
What event lead to the U.S. Constitution?
Shay’s Rebellion and the Constitutional Convention
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
To bring representation into government and that the king wasn’t above the law.
What was the purpose of the English B.O.R.?
To create a constitutional monarchy and to provide limited government.
What was the purpose of the Two Treaties of Government?
The government must protect the people’s rights of being equal and free.
What is the purpose of the Social Contract
To say that Civil Freedom is granted by birth.
Why were the Federalist Papers created?
To urge people to ratify the new constitution.
