Unit 1 Study Guide Flashcards
What are the 4 essential features of a state?
Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government
Population
The people
Territory
Established Boundaries
Sovereignty
The state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boudaries.
Goverment
The institution, Makes and enforces laws.
What are the 4 purposes of government?
Maintain Social Order, Provide Public Services, Provide National Security, Make Economic Desicions
Maintain Social Order
Governement provides conflict resolution between groups, Makes and enforces laws.
Provide Public Services
Make communtiy life possible, Promote general welfare.
Provide National Security
Protect people from attacks, Make treaties and trades with other countries.
Make Economic Decisions
Ability to provide citizens with economic opportunities, Government shapes economy.
In The Declaration of Independence, what rights does it state are people naturally endowed with?
Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness.
Autocracy
Political power is controlled by one individual.
Oligarchy
Rule by few, Power can be based on military strength/family power/religous control.
Monarchy
King, Queen, Emperor exercises the supreme powers of government. They inherit their power.
Representative Democracy
Citizens elect indiviudals to represent them in government.
Direct Democracy
Citizens vote directly on all issues.
Capitalism
An economic system providing free choice and inidvidual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises.
Socialism
The government owns basic means of production and makes most economic decisions.
Communism
No social classes, everyone is equal.
What caused Shay’s Rebellion?
Poor farmers were left in debt from the Revolutionary War, and the Articles of Confederation were too weak to pay the farmers. The farmers revolt.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To fix the Articles of Conferderation.
The Virginia Plan
Bicameral Congress, Population based representation, National government with 3 branches of power.
The New Jersey Plan
Unicameral congress, Equal representation.
The Great Compromise
Bicameral Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, 3 branches of power.
