Unit 1 Civics

the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys

• Legislature

• Precedent

• mercantilism

• Egalitarianism

a group of people that make laws

• joint stock company

• Precedent

• Royal colony

• Legislature

How long is a presidential term?

• 8 years

• 6 years

• 4 years

• 2 years

Who believed in "Natural Rights"?

• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• John Locke

What are the "Natural Rights"?

• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Life, Liberty, and Money
• Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
• Life, death, and property

Popular Sovereignty

• The idea that government ultimately gets its power from the people.
• A type of government where citizens have the power to make choices about how the government operates.
• A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
• Members of a community who owe loyalty to a government, and are entitled to the protection of that government.

When people agree to have a government

• Government
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Social Contract

What is Consent of the Governed?

• When the people say they do NOT want a government
• When the people agree to obey the government
• Rights that everyone should have
• Declaration of Independence

In a Direct Democracy...

• Everyone votes in a small community
• Only the representatives vote

When there is NO GOVERNMENT

• Natural Rights
• State of Nature
• Democracy
• Oligarchy