Foundations of Government

The belief that a government gets its power from ____________ is a core principle of a democracy.

• A Monarch (King/Queen)

• God(s) or a Divine Being

• The People

• Military Strength

Rulers in an absolute monarchy routinely used this theory to justify their legitimacy as heads of state.

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Chaos Theory

Which of our P.A.L.S. (Power, Authority, Legitimacy, and Sovereignty) deals with the act of actually governing a state? Think of it as the ability to rule...

• Authority

• Sovereignty

• Legitimacy

• Power

If a government's leader(s) has the right to create laws but does not possess the ability to enforce these laws, we could describe that government has having...

• Legitimacy but no sovereignty

• Sovereignty but no authority

• Authority, but no power

• Power but no authority

What is the ability to rule absolutely within a territory?

• Sovereignty

• Power

• Authority

• Leadership

The people who are members of a state and are protected and recognized by that state's laws and/or constitution.

• Soldiers

• Administration

• Officials

• Citizens

Power, Authority, Legitimacy and Sovereignty are foundational features of...

• A population

• A territory

• A committee

• A government

A government in which control of the country is in the hands of a small group of people.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

How would a democracy keep its legitimacy?

• Through police/military force

• Manipulation of the media

• A fair and accessible voting process

• Corruption of government officials

A government in which the monarch's power is checked by a constitution and governs alongside a parliament is...

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy