Chapter 1-3 Study Guide

Define Government

List the 4 qualities that define a state (country)

Virginia is a sovereign state

• True

• False

The clan (family) was the first stage in the evolutionary theory

• True

• False

Under the divine right theory, power comes from ______

• people

• God

• Air

• opinions

When people formed a social contract; they are free to give or withhold power.

• True

• False

The purposes of our gov. are laid out in the _________ to the Constitution

• Bills

• preamble

• laws

When the Founders said they wanted to form a more perfect union, they meant they wanted a looser and weaker union among the states

• true

• false

List 2 examples of how our gov. promotes general welfare

Who said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither?"