

Unit 1: Foundations of Government Flashcards
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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Marilyn Orseno
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Government
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Institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Sovereignty
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The right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Social Contract Theory
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(Locke) The legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Natural Rights
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(Locke) The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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State of Nature
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The condition of people living in a situation without man-made government, rules, or laws. Hobbes believed people were born "nasty, brutish, and short" while Rousseau believed people were born good but become corrupted.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Separation of Powers
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(Montesquieu) Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Right to Rebel
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(Locke & Paine) If government becomes abusive of its power, citizens have the right to get rid of it, violently if necessary. Thomas Paine featured this in "Common Sense".
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