Chapter 1 Learning Targets

Front

The institution through which the state works is a __________.

Back

government

Front

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of government? Maintain social order, Security / Defense, Make economic decisions, Create a written constitution.

Back

Create a written constitution.

Front

Government can fulfill its purposes because it

Back

has the authority to use power.

Front

What theory on the origin of the state suggests that one person or one small group created a state?

Back

Force Theory

Front

What theory on the origin of the state supports democracy? Options: Force Theory, Evolutionary Theory, Divine Right Theory, Social Contract Theory

Back

Social Contract Theory

Front

What theory on the origin of a state suggests that the state exists because people created a contract with government?

Back

Social Contract Theory

Front

In unitary government, power is in ___ place.

Back

one

Front

A government that is for and by the people is a _________.

Back

democracy

Front

What forms of government describe the U.S. government? Options: Unitary, Parliamentary, Democracy, Unitary, Presidential, Democracy, Federal, Presidential, Democracy, Federal, Presidential, Autocracy

Back

Federal, Presidential, Democracy

Front

What characteristic of democracy means that people have guaranteed freedom?

Back

Individual liberty