Chapter 1 Study Guide (Foundations of Government)

How does the government function in each of these ways? Match each pair.

• Place limitations

  Enforce laws/keep peace

• Provide Economic Security/ Assistance

• Protect people from foreign attack/ terrorists

• Provide Public Services

• Make decisions

  Set priorities

• Maintain Order

• Provide things that individuals could not do on their own for society as a whole

• Provide National Security

• Encourage & regulate trade

  Protect business

  Help people in need

• Leadership

Characteristic #1: The area in which a state’s rule applies; established by set boundaries.

Country Characteristic #2: The group of people who are the members or citizens of a state.

Country Characteristic #3: The ability to rule absolutely within a territory; this guarantees that each country is considered equal to each other.

• Sovereignty

• Democratic

• Nationality

• Country

Country Characteristic #4: Makes and enforces its own laws for its own people; provides leadership, maintains order, probies public services, offers defense and security, and makes decisions about how to establish economic security for its people. 

Kurdistan: Is this a country?

- Approx. 35 million people

- Kurds live in SE Turkey, Northern Iraq, NE Syria & NW Iran

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

While they have a population and a border marks where they live, the Kurds who live in "Kurdistan" do not live in their own country; instead they are split between Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Therefore,they do not have sovereignty. They do not have a govt. of their own either.

Is San Marino a country?

- 33,600 people

- surrounded by Italy

- governed by 2 leaders elected every 6 months by its legislative branch

- independent since the 300s.

• Yes

• No

What best describes the term "constitution"?

• Gives the power to the people

• Written document that outlines the rules of governments

• Collection of all the laws in a country

• Plan of government

Democratic or Authoritarian: While voting in a national election, Carter sees that his ballot contains the name of only one candidate for president.

• Democratic

• Authoritarian

Democratic or Authoritarian: After engaging in a series of illegal activities while in office, Judge Jackson faces impeachment, a formal accusation by the House of Representatives. If convicted by the Senate, he will be removed from the Supreme Court.

• Democratic

• Authoritarian