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Unit 1 Test: Gov Flashcards

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The responsibilities of this is to maintain social order, provide public services, and enforce laws.

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government

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This document is also known as The Great Charter and was signed in 1215 AD by King John, limiting his rule and establishing the principle Rule of Law.

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Magna Carta

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When the state has supreme and absolute power within the boundaries of its territory, it is said to have this

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Sovereignty

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The people living within a defined territory are said to be the states

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Population

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Theory that government began when people agreed to give up some freedoms for stability and security

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Social Contract Theory

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Theory that God, or gods choose rulers and create the government

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Divine Right Theory

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Theory that the state is formed by a hostile takeover or for protection from such takeovers

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Force Theory

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Theory that the state emerged from an early family and/or tribe

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Evolutionary Theory

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Type of government when only and elite few are in control

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Oligarcy

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Government run by a king, queen, or emperor with absolute power

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Monarchy

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Government run by a single leader

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Dictatorship

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The form of democracy we have in the U.S.

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Democratic-Republic

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According to John Locke, all men are born with certain natural rights.

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Unalienable Rights- equality, life, liberty, or possessions

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Where does the Virginia Declaration of Rights say that the government’s power comes from?

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The People

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“In the state of nature, although all people are equal and each has a right to everything, that right provides no security since all people are also in an unrestrained competition for the things they need and want…” was said by

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Rousseau

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“Natural rights must be protected not only against the infringements of other individuals but also against the government itself…” was said by

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Locke

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What are natural rights?

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Rights that belong to everyone

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According to John Locke, what is the core purpose of government?

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To protect your property from being taken by others

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How did the English Bill of Rights limit the monarch’s power?

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The monarchy couldn’t rule without consent from the Parliament

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Rights that are incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or trasferred.

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Unalienable rights

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He concluded that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful.

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Montesquieu

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Documents like the Magna Carta and others limited the king’s ability to abuse his power over the people by protecting their individual rights. In other words, there were things the law said a king absolutely could not do. This idea of restricting a government’s power is known as

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Rule of Law

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“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty… Again, there is no liberty, if the judiciary power be not separated from the legislative and executive…”

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Montesquieu

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“Thus every man, by agreeing with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone in that society to submit to the decisions of the majority, and to be bound by it. Otherwise-that is, if he were willing to submit himself only to the majority acts that be approved of-the original compact through which he and the others incorporated into society would be meaningless…” Which of the following democratic ideals is described in the passage?

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Consent of the governed

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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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On what date was the Declaration adopted by the Continental Congress?

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July 4th, 1776

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What are the 4 parts of the Declaration?

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Preamble, Declaration of Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution

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In government, defined as the ability to rule.

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Power

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In government, defined as the right to rule.

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Authority

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Defined as a society’s belief that their ruler or government has the right to rule.

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Legitimacy

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The supreme and ultimate power or authority within a territory.

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Sovereignty

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Type of government in which citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government.

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Representative Democracy- Democratic-Republic

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Type of government in which citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing

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Direct Democracy

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Derived from the Greek word that means “rule by few”, a type of government in which a small group of people has all the power.

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Oligarcy

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A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

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Theocracy

36
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“One person is in charge.” Which form of government does this statement apply to?

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Autocracy

37
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“Citizens often have no rights.” Which form of government does this statement apply to?

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Totalitarianism

38
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“Led by a king or queen.” Which form of government does this statement apply to?

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Monarchy

39
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“Nobody is in charge.” Which form of government does this statement apply to?

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Anarchy

40
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Read the following: “Those in charge are military members who took over by force.” Which form of government does this statement apply to?

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Stratocracy

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There are no laws in a state of nature, and people are always at war. Would Hobbes and Locke agree?

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Agree

42
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Government is needed to create laws, protect people, and provide services. Would Hobbes and Locke agree?

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Disagree

43
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The ruler should be someone that has complete power and can’t be overthrown if the people are unhappy. Would Hobbes and Locke agree?

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Disagree

44
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The U.S. government differs from a direct democracy in that it

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It utilizes elected officials to act on behalf of the people

45
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Why is the Magna Carta considered such an important document to the U.S. government?

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The Magna Carta was the foundation to the Declaration and the Constituation

46
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Define Social contract

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An agreement in a society to cooperate for social benefits

47
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There are no laws in a state of nature, and people are always at war

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Locke-true?

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Government is needed to create laws, protect people, and provide services

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True

49
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One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices. What type of government exists in North Korea?

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Autocracy

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