Government 1.01-1.03 Review

Which of the following is the best definition of government?

• 1. An institution created by almost every society

• 1. An institution created to force unity in a society & divide property

• 1. An institution created to defend one society against another

• 1. An institution created by a society to create & enforce public policies

What purpose of government is primarily served by the court system?

• Conflict Resolution

• Public Services

• Protection

• Order

Which theory on the origins of government woudl the Founders of the US agree with?

• Force

• Social Contract

• Divine Right

• Divine Right

Which theory on the origins of government most highlights the role of family or kinship?

• Force

• Divine Right

• Evolution

• Social Contract

This earliest surviving written law code included "If a man has destroyed the eye of another free man, his own eye shall be destroyed."

• The 12 Tables

• The Ten Commandments

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Ramayana

The following text outlines the purposes of the US government, what document is it from?

"We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

• The Preamble to the US Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights