CH1 Foundations of Government

The power to carry out laws

• executive power

• judicial power

• legislative power

• unitary power

The power to create laws

• executive power

• judicial power

• legislative power

• unitary power

The power to decide meaning of laws

• executive power

• judicial power

• legislative power

• unitary power

means "ruled by the people"

• Democracy

• Communism

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Powers are divided between central government and local government

• confederate government

• federal government

• unitary government

• presidential government

several powerful local governments joined together by a weaker central government

• confederate government

• federal government

• unitary government

• presidential government

A central government hold the power over local governments

• confederate government

• federal government

• unitary government

• presidential government

Which is the process by which a society chooses its leaders?

• economics

• politics

• divine right

• social contract

which is a characteristic of every state?

• democracy

• a constitution

• population

• a legislature

Which theory says that the state began when primitive families joined together and claimed territory?

• divine right theory

• evolution theory

• social contract theory

• force theory