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

Social Contract theory was developed by two British philosophers, Thomas Hobbes and this guy... 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