Foundations of Government in America

What is the main purpose of government?

• Provide national defense

• Maintain social order

• Make economic decisions

• Provide public services

Which of the following is a key component of a state?

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• All of these

What is sovereignty?

• The absolute authority to govern.

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• Institutions through which a state maintains social order.

What is the theory of government that says government comes from a society's need to organize to protect itself from some threat?

• Evolution theory

• Force theory

• Divine right theory

• Social contract theory

What is the theory of government that says government authority comes from the consent of the people being governed?

• Evolution theory

• Force theory

• Divine right theory

• Social contract theory

This guy is an important British Political Philosopher. He influenced the Founders with his ideas about government existing because the people want it to, and it's supposed to protect people's natural rights like life, liberty and property. Who is he?

• John Adams

• John Jay

• John Tyler

• John Locke

If one person has all the power, and they lead through force, and they keep the people afraid – either of some unknown enemy or of themselves – we are probably dealing with what type of government?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

From which ancient civilization did the founders get the idea of democracy?

• Greece

• Rome

• Britain

• Connecticut

What are the three parts of the Constitution?

• Preamble

• Amendments

• Standards

• Articles

Which part of the Constitution provides several rights and freedoms in written law?

• The Preamble

• The Amendments (the Bill of Rights)

• The Articles

• The Executive Branch