Civics Chapter 1

The institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies.

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• Population

All of the things a government decides to do.

• Public policies

• Democracy

• Legislative Power

• Executive Power

Who said, "Life would be brutal, nasty, and short without government"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

Which of the following are some of the characteristics of a state (country)?

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Presidency

Sovereignty is absolute power within a country's borders.

• True

• False

A person of group took control of an area and made everyone submit to them and their rules.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

The primitive family and the family leader were the first government, growing after many years.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

God gave those of royal birth the right to rule over others and to disobey them was to disobey God.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Early humans lived in complete freedom but voluntarily gave up certain freedoms to gain safety.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right THeory

• Social Contract Theory

Population, territory, sovereignty, and government are characteristics of a state (country).

• True

• False