Unit 1 Foundations of Gov't & The Declaration of Independence

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Government with supreme or absolute authority/power.

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Sovereignty

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Which one is NOT one of the 4 main roles of governments? Options: Keep Order, Protect the Country, Help Citizens

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Enrich Elected Officials

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A government in which voters elect representatives to govern

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Republic

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Government in which the people rule.

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Democracy

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Government where leadership is passed to a single person through family bloodline (born into power).

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Monarchy

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Power is held by an individual or group not accountable to the people.

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Authoritarian

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What are rights that all humans share (life, liberty, property)?

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natural rights

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Population, territory, sovereignty, & government are features of a

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state

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A social contract is an agreement between

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government and people

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The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to which of the following Enlightenment Thinkers? John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, John Rousseau, Rene Descartes

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John Locke