Power, Politics, and Government

Which of the following is not a purpose of Government?

• Providing public goods

• Maintaining public order

• Protecting life and property

• Controlling the lives of citizens

Leaders whose power and authority are accepted as valid by the people they govern are said to have

(a)  

What are the four characteristics of Modern Nation-States

• Territorial integrity

• Stable population

• Code of laws

• National sovereignty

• All of the above

What is the point of political games?

Give an example of political activity.

Where does government money come from?

• Presidential decrees

• Tributes

• Taking the goods of other nations

• Political games

What doctrine of legitimacy did monarchs in Europe use in the 1500's?

• Mandate of heaven

• Coercion

• Social-contract theory

• Diving right of kings

All rulers are the same.

• True

• False