Principles of Government

Which government organization protects us from terrorist attacks?

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention

• Department of Homeland Security

• International Revenue Service

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Match the following

• a body of laws setting out the principles, structures and processes of a government

• Public Policies

• ability to command or prevent action or achieve a desired end

• Constitution

• institution a society makes to enforces its public policies, made up of people who exercise powers

• Power

• things a gov't decides to do from taxation, defense, education, crime, etc.

• Government

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"Man is by nature a political animal" - ​ (a)  

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Socrates
• Plotinus

What four things are necessary for an area to be considered a state

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Power

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What is the smallest "state" in the world

• San Marino

• Puerto Rico

• Monaco

• Vatican

Sovereignty is defined as having supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies

• True

• False

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Match the following

• Society as slowly developed the idea of gov't through the need of protection

• Divine Right of Kings Theory

• One person or entity governs a land by taking it over

• Social Contract Theory

• Individuals voluntarily give up some of their freedoms in exchange for protection from the gov't

• Force Theory

• Those in power were ordained by God to be able to rule

• Evolutionary Theory

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Match the following

• The belief that one should rule

• Power

• Ultimate power or authority within a territory

• Legitimacy

• The ability to rule

• Sovereignty

• The right to rule

• Authority

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An Oligarchy is a government with one ruler

• True

• False

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Match the following

• Democracy where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them

• Republic

• Same as Republic

• Indirect Democracy

• Democracy where citizens make all decisions for the public

• Direct Democracy

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