Government Final

Match the description to the correct Origin of The State Theory: monarchs receive their authority from God and are not subject to human authority

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Hierarchy Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which Origin of The State Theory suggests that the state was created through the use of force and conquest?

• Evolutionary Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

Identify the Origin of The State Theory that posits the state arose from the voluntary agreement of individuals to form a society.

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Patriarchal Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which theory of the origin of the state is based on the idea that the state evolved naturally out of the early family?

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

What is the difference between a state and a nation?

•  A state is a group of people who share common characteristics (culture, values, folkways, religion and or language)

  A nation is a sovereign territory with defined borders

•  A nation is a group of people who share common characteristics (culture, values, folkways, religion and or language)

  A state is a sovereign territory with defined borders

•  A nation is a group of people who share common characteristics (culture, values, folkways, religion and or language)

  A state is a sovereign territory with undefined borders

•  A State is a group of people who share common characteristics (culture, values, folkways, religion and or language)

  A nation is a sovereign territory with undefined borders

What are the four features of a state?

• Territory, Economy, Government, and Population

• Territory, Economy, Government, and Sovereignty

• Population, Economy, Government, and Sovereignty

• Territory, Population, Government, and Sovereignty

What is the purpose of the US Constitution?

• To change the Articles of Confederation

• Creates the US as a sovereign nation

• Amends the Declaration of Independence

• • Creates our nation’s

  government

The force theory explains the origin of governments as coming from

• the use of persuasion

• the influence of family structures

• the use of violence

• the power of laws

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Preamble?

• Describe how the government will be set up

• Describe the purpose of the new government

• Describe what the Constitution is suppose to do

• Introduce the Constitution

What are the first 3 words in the Preamble and why are they significant?