Government Final Exam Prep

Force Theory:

• God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth the right to rule

• One person or a small group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person's or group's rule

• Claims the state developed naturally out of the earlies group unit, the family

• People voluntarily came together and created the state

Divine Right Theory:

• God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth the right to rule

• One person or a small group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person’s or group’s rule

•   Claims the state developed naturally out of the earliest group unit, the family

• People voluntarily came together and created the state.

Social Contract Theory:

• God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth the right to rule

• One person or a small group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person’s or group’s rule

•    Claims the state developed naturally out of the earliest group unit, the family

• People voluntarily came together and created the state.

   Democracy requires all of the following to prosper EXCEPT:

• A public school system

•   A large, powerful upper class

• Network of social services

• Citizen participation in civic life

An autocracy may consist of:

• A dictator

• A king, queen, or emperor

• A + B

• None of the above

True or False: The United States is a direct democracy

• True

• False

True or False: A country refers to a population who may or may not be homogenous

• True

• False

True or False: A network of volunteer organizations is necessary in order for a democracy to prosper

• True

• False

True or False: In a democracy, we make decisions based on majority rule, with no limitations

• True

• False

Ancient Rome set up a _________ where citizens elected representatives to the senate to rule

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship