Government Unit 1

Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of

• desires to separate from England

• lists of rights of all people

• a list of grievances by the colonists

• threats of revenge

What is the most used word in the Declaration of Independence? (Think about the reading of the D and I that we watched, what word was emphasized?)

• He

• We

• They

• Us

This origin theory says the state was given its power from God and the leader usually has a "royal" birthrite.

• Force

• Evolutionary

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

Which theory is most important to the development of the US government?

• force theory

• social contract theory

• evolutionary theory

• divine right theory

The middle section of the Declaration is a list of grievances (complaints) that the colonists had with England

• True

• False

A state without government and laws

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• anarchy

• democracy

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

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

head of government in a parliamentary democracy

• president

• prime minister

• dictator

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.