1.04 Purposes and Origins of Government

What institution is created by a society to create and enforce public policies?

• the civil service

• a senate

• the chief

• the government

In the United States, the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard fulfill a purpose of government.

What is it?

• They maintain order.

• They protect the country.

• They resolve conflicts within society.

• They provide public services.

Which purpose is the government failing at if there is physical violence among members of society?

• maintaining order

• protecting the country from outside threats

• resolving conflicts

• providing public services

Which phrase best describes the U.S. Constitution?

• a preamble

• a code

• a treatise on government

• a plan of government

Where can a person find the phrase "to insure domestic tranquility"?

• in the Second Treatise of Government

• in the Code of Hammurabi

• in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution

• in the writings of Aristotle

Which type of items are included in the Code of Hammurabi?

• laws

• codes

• purposes

• constitutions

Which theory is most closely associated with the concept of kinship?

• social contract theory

• divine right theory

• force theory

• evolution theory

The Second Treatise of Government supports which theory?

• evolution theory of the origin of government

• divine right theory of the origin of government

• force theory of the origin of government

• social contract theory of the origin of government

Which theory of government claims that the king connects the heavens and the earth?

• force theory

• evolution theory

• social contract theory

• divine right theory

Which theory of the origin of government emphasizes the power of violence?

• evolution theory

• divine right theory

• social contract theory

• force theory