Introduction to Government

A government run by a small group of leaders

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Junta

• Monarchy

A type of government where one person rules by force (usually self-appointed) and does NOT rule in the interest of its citizens

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

A government where citizens have decision-making power

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

A form of government where one person (a king or queen) has all the power and obtains that power through their family bloodline.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

A government ran by religious leaders and uses religious laws to rule the people.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Junta

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• pizza, chips, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assemble

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

What did Rousseau believe that governments should work toward?

• A Revolution against the monarchy
• Good Health
• Common Good
• No Taxes