Ch 1-1 Gov & the State

an institution through which a society makes & enforces its public policies

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• a state

a group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically

• dicatorship

• public polices

• government

• democracy

• state

a type of government in which rulers are not held responsible to the will of the people

• dictatorship

• public plicies

• government

• democracy

• a state

a type of government in which supreme authority rests with the majority of the people

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• a state

Those things a government decides to do/create to assist those in their nation/state

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• state immigration

Which of the following is the BEST definition of "sovereignty"?

• the people who live in a state

• supreme and absolute authority within a territory

• land with known and recognized boundaries

• the institution which makes and enforces public policies

• the person with the least amount of power or rule

The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes which of the following?

• family

• church

• army

• government

• navy

Which of the following purposes of government is mainly concerned with other nations?

• establishing justice

• promoting the general welfare

• forming a more perfect union

• providing of the common defense

• none of the answers

Which of the following most accurately describes the "force" theory of the origin of states?

• God gave rulers the right to run states

• states originated from the force of the strongest individual

• states were patterned after the institution of the family

• states began when people agreed to give up power to the state to promote the general well-being

• all of the answers

Which of the following is a direct result of the government's concern about the general welfare of its citizens?

• providing an army

• establishing a states church

• establishing schools

• resolving disputes between local governments