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| Government is the institution, politics is the process and | public policy is the outcome |
| examples of public policy issues that a government may consider | taxation, defense, c. education, crime, health care, transportation |
| A body of laws establishing the principles, structure, and processes of a government is called a? | constitution |
| List and explain the three powers every government has. | Legislative power- make the laws,Executive power- enforce the laws, Judicial power_-ensure the laws are fair |
| List the four characteristics of a state | Population, Territory, Sovereignty and Government |
| A state can also be referred to as a | nation or country |
| Citizens agree to give up as much power as necessary to promote safety and well being of all members of a society. | Social Contract Theory |
| One person or a small group of people who establish authority over all elements of a state. | Force Theory |
| Over time, families form clans usually lead by the elder or head of the family. | Evolutionary Theory |
| The state arose out of voluntary acts of free people promoting limited government and individual rights. | Social Contract Theory |
| Belief that God created the state and gave rulers the right to govern. | Divine Right Theory |
| Opposing the state was considered a crime against a higher authority. | Divine Right Theory |
| Which theory resembles the government of the United States? Explain your choice. | Social Contract Theory – citizens give up power to promote safety for society and we have limited government and individual rights |
| People live naturally live in a state of unbridle freedom | Thomas Hobbes |
| Promoted the natural rights of life, liberty, and property for every person | John Locke |
| Believed a division of power was necessary to check government power | Jean Jacques Rousseau |
| The power of the government was derived from the people | John Locke |
| People needed protection from one another so the strong would not take from the weak | Thomas Hobbes |
| Aristotle once said, “Man is by nature a political ___________”. What did he mean by this? | Beast, He meant that impossible to live without laws and rules because man will want to gain control |
| What are the six purposes of government as outlined in the preamble of the U.S. Constitution? | Popular Sovereignty, Limited government, Separation of powers, Checks and balances, Judicial review, and federalism |
| A form of government where the ruler is not held responsible to the will of the people. | dictatorship |
| A government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments | Federal government |
| An alliance of independent states | Confederation |
| All power is controlled by a single, central government | Unitary government |
| A government in which supreme political authority rests with the people and the government rules with the consent of the people. | Democracy |
| parliamentary form of government | the people elect the legislative branch and they elect the cheif executive |
| presidential form of government | people elect the legislative and the cheif executive |
| List the five basic concepts of democracy. | Worth of the Individual, Equality of all Persons, Majority rule, minority rights, Necessity of compromise, Individual Freedom |
