Basics of Government

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Which of the following would not be a listed reason for the purpose of a government? Provide leadership, Provide national security, Maintain order

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Create wealth for its citizens

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Which governmental theory is described as a government that evolved from the family structure?

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Evolutionary

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The state emerged when cooperation was needed as population grew, but only became organized when a few people took control. This describes which political theory?

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Force

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European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries put forth the idea that their rule came from God alone. Based on which theory did they believe this?

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Divine Right

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Locke claimed that people have natural rights and the role of the government is to protect these rights. This is one version of which political theory?

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Social Contract

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Which of the following was not a political theory for the formation of government?
Force Theory, Divine Right Theory, Evolutionary Theory

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Political Asymmetry Theory

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What did Locke believe was the essential role of government in his theory of a Social Contract?

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To protect life, liberty and property

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Which of the following defines Locke's view of where a state of nature exists? Wherever there is no legitimate political authority able to judge disputes, Wherever people are at war with each other, Wherever people steal from each other, Wherever the government is run so poorly that it is ineffective

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Wherever there is no legitimate political authority able to judge disputes

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Which of the following statements would NOT be TRUE regarding John Locke?
He attended Oxford.
He believed in the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and property.
He believed that man was inherently violent and brutish.
He embraced the ideas of natural rights and law.

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He believed that man was inherently violent and brutish.

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According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power? Options: "the legislature", "the laws of nature", "the consent of the governed", the King of England

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the consent of the governed