Foundations of Government

To be recognized as a state, what are the essential characteristics?

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

• All of these

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society is known as

• sovereignty

• territory

• government

• federalism

What does Imago Dei Means?

• Creation of God

• Friend of God

• Image of God

• Beloved of God

Which of the following is a basic function of government?

• maintaining a navy

• taxing the citizens

• creating public parks

• ensuring national security

Rulers who are seen as right and proper by key segments of their nation’s population have

• legitimacy.

• sovereignty.

• divine right.

• absolute power.

The Chinese concept of “Mandate of Heaven” is an example of rule by

• natural law.

• divine right.

• social contract.

• direct democracy.

  direct democracy.

___________ is the process by which government makes and carries out decisions.

• Politics

• Policy

• Government

• Sovereignty

We care about people because...

• They are image bearers of God

• They do stuff for us

• They are us

• we don't all creation is equal

Nobody is in charge

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic