Unit 1: Chapters 1-3

A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government is called

• State

• Nation

• Sovereignty

• Territory

A key characteristic of a state is _______ or having supreme and absolute authority within its boundaries by making and enforcing its own laws

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

This is the institution through which a state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces decisions that are binding on all citizens

• Sovereignty

• Politcs

• Consensus

• Government

This origin of the state stemmed from the idea that certain people were chosen by god or gods to rule

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

This origin of the state derived from people surrendering their freedoms to the state but in return they receive order, security, and protection

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

Who concluded that in the state of nature life was "nasty, brutish, and short"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Paine

Who believed that each person was born with "natural rights" and that it was the government's job to protect these "rights"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Paine

What is NOT a purpose of government?

• Maintain social order

• Provide public service

• Collecting taxes

• Provide security and defense

This type of government system gives all key powers to the central government

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederacy

• Democratic System

This type of system divides the powers of the government between the national and state government(s)

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederacy

• Democratic System