Theories - Origin of the State

Theories - Origin of the State

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Branden Johnson

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the Force Theory regarding the origin of the state?

An individual or group claimed control and made the population to submit.

God created the state, making it sovereign.

A population formed out of primitive families.

A population gave up power to a government to promote well-being.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Divine Right of Kings Theory, who chooses the rulers of the state?

God

The people

The military

The wealthiest individuals

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Evolutionary Theory, how did the state become sovereign?

Families settled in one territory and claimed it as their own.

An individual or group claimed control over a territory.

God created the state.

A population gave up power to a government.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key concept of the Social Contract Theory?

A population gave up power to a government to promote well-being.

An individual or group claimed control over a territory.

God created the state, making it sovereign.

A population formed out of primitive families.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory suggests that the state was created by God?

Divine Right of Kings Theory

Force Theory

Evolutionary Theory

Social Contract Theory

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Force Theory describe the formation of a government?

Through control and submission of a territory's population.

By divine selection of rulers.

By the settlement of primitive families.

By a social contract among the population.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes the Social Contract Theory from the other theories?

It involves a voluntary agreement to promote well-being.

It relies on divine intervention.

It is based on force and control.

It originates from primitive family structures.