Foundations and Origins of Government Flashcard

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What are the four features of a state? Options: Territory, Population, Government, Sovereignty, Territory, Population, Government, Economy, Land, People, Laws, Military, Borders, Citizens, Rules, Power

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Territory, Population, Government, Sovereignty

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Which of the following are three ways you can expand a given territory? Purchase, War, Negotiation; Trade, War, Migration; Diplomacy, Force, Treaties; Colonization, Immigration, Settlement

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Purchase, War, Negotiation

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What would have to shift in order to change the power matrix of a given territory or country?

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The population size

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Which feature of a state is the key characteristic of a state because it ensures it has absolute authority in its boundaries?

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Sovereignty

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What are the four theories of the origin of the state? Options: Force, Evolutionary, Divine Right, Social Contract

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Force, Evolutionary, Divine Right, Social Contract

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Of the three English documents, which one expanded the rights of the Magna Carta to the peasants? Options: Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights, Habeas Corpus Act

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Petition of Right

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Which theory of the origin of a state stipulates that people give the state only the power necessary to maintain order?

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Social Contract Theory

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In a unitary system of government:

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The central government holds all the power

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In a confederate system of government:

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States hold most of the power

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In a federal system of government:

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Power is shared between central and state governments