Unit 1: Foundations of American Government Review

All of the following are characteristics of the state EXCEPT;

• population
• territory
• sovereignty
• religion

Social contract theory means that people agree to give up some of their rights for the government's protection.

• True
• False

God created the state and gave rulers the right to rule -

• Divine Right Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Person or group gains control over an area and forces all within it to submit to their rule -

• Divine Right Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Who believed that man is born evil & selfish, and needs to be controlled.  Life without a strong government would be nasty, brutish, and short

• Hobbes
• Locke

Which of the following theories expresses the belief that the state developed naturally out of family and tribal organizations?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which statement about the social contract theory is NOT true?

• The state was created voluntarily by free people.

• The state is a natural extension of people's family structure.

• Governmental powers are granted by the people.

• Governmental powers may be limited by the people.

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

When no government exists, what did John Locke imagine would happen?

• Utopia
• State of Nature
• Dystopia
• Canada

What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 

• Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
• Rules by the suggestions of the people.
• Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
• The King is not really in power at all.