Mid-Unit: Government Review

According to both Hobbes and Locke, in a State of Nature...

• There are no rules, no one in charge and no way for people to protect themselves.

• Everyone would get along and be peaceful.

• We'd all still live in the Garden of Eden rocking those wicked fig leafs.

• Santa Claus is king and we're all just elves in his workshop!

Natural Rights are rights all people have and are born with...

• Protection, Laws and Order

• Life, Liberty and Property

• Tabula Rasa

• Money, Money, Money

What is the key concept behind the Social Contract?

• It is a contract you sign with your cell phone carrier when downloading social media apps.

• You surrender every right you have to the government with no benefit for yourself.

• You agree to have inappropriate content removed from apps such as Snapchat.

• You surrender certain rights in order for the government to provide you with protection and order.

To be recognized as a State, what are ALL of the essential characteristics?

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

• All of these

A group of people who are citizens of a state and can be of any number of people. They can be mostly wealthy or mostly poor, it all varies.

• State

• Population

• Government

• Government: Protects State

An area where all the rules of that state apply. A state also has to have set boundaries.

• Territory

• Government: Usually Helps Citizens

• Government: How Things Are Run, Rules, Laws

• Ways Government Can Help

The ability to rule absolutely within a state's specific boundaries.

• State

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Population

Boundaries can change over time. Which one below is NOT a way that they can change?

• purchase territory
• War
• Switch
• Negotiate

Which feature of a SOVEREIGN STATE is Missouri missing?

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

Identify the four roles of government. Read the choices closely.

• Jobs and Protection

• Protect the Country and Keep Order

• Public Order and the Lottery

• Help Citizens and Make Laws