Foundations of Government

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All of the following are three basic powers that all governments possess except?
legislative, judicial, executive

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taxing

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The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society is known as

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government

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In a democratic government, the questions of "how should we govern" and "what should government do" are controlled by

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the people.

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What part of the Constitution has the purposes of government for the United States?

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Preamble

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In a representative democracy like the United States, the powers of government are

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separated among three branches.

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To be recognized as a state, what are the essential characteristics? Territory, Sovereignty, Population, Government, All of these

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All of these

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Which political theory of government is where a small group forces all people to submit to them?

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Force Theory

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Which political theory developed naturally out of the evolution of the family?

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Evolutionary Theory

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Which political theory held that God created the state, and God had given those of "royal birth" the right to rule?

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Divine Right Theory

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Which political theory argues that the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people and that the state exists only to serve the will of the people?

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Social Contract Theory