1.12 The Principles of Government

What word do we use for the institution created by a society to create and enforce public policies?

• preamble
• government
• bureaucracy
• parliament

Which of the following items is not one of the five purposes of government?

• public services
• protection
• conflict resolution
• commerce

If a nation-state is invaded by another nation, what purpose has its government failed to perform?

• order
• conflict resolution
• protection
• force theory

What is the preamble of the United States Constitution?

• the opening paragraph that explains the purposes of the United States government
• the document that declares American independence from Great Britain
• the part of the United States Constitution that declares that "all human beings are endowed with certain inalienable rights [including] life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
• the code of laws that lays out physical punishments that fit the crime committed; "an eye for an eye"                                                                                                        

Which item is something that almost every society has had?

• written laws
• a constitution
• a king
• government

"If a man has destroyed the eye of another free man, his own eye shall be destroyed." This excerpt is from which document?

• Aristotle's Politics
• Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations
• the Code of Hammurabi
• the preamble of the United States Constitution

Which theory about the origins of government holds that government was created as an extension of family ties?

• force theory
• evolution theory
• divine right theory
• social contract theory          

Why is John Locke an important name to know?

• His Second Treatise on Government explained that the best possible form of government is a divinely chosen dictator who exercises total authority over the details of everyday life.
• His Second Treatise on Government explained the social contract theory of government and led to several revolutions.
• His Second Treatise on Government explained that there was no single form of government that was best for everyone. Instead, every society had to have the precise form of government that best suited its needs.
• He was king of England                

Which term is applied to the ability to control the actions of others?

• independence
• government
• power
• bureaucracy

What is authority?

• power that is recognized as legitimate
• the power of a nation-state to determine its form of government
• the ability to control the actions of others
• supreme authority within a specified territory