What function of government is most concerned with protecting a nation’s people from external threats?

Which theory states that a ruler’s power stems directly from the will of God?

Who argued in Leviathan that the state was powerful because it represented the collective power given up by the people?

According to John Locke, why do people enter into a social contract?

True or False: A monarchy is a system of government that divides power between a national government and smaller regional levels of government

True or False: Unitary system is a system of government in which power rests in a single, national government.

True or False: A parliamentary system is a system where a democratic government distinguished by having a president elected by the people for a limited term in office

True or False: A democracy is a government that tightly controls all aspects of life—political, social, and economic

True or False: A republic is a government under the rule of a small group of religious leaders

True or False: A democracy in which the people assemble to make major government decisions by a majority vote is a direct democracy

True or False: A democracy in which people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf is called a monarchy

True or False: A dictatorship is a government ruled by one person, such as a king or a queen, who inherits power

True or False: A theocracy is a government ruled by a monarch whose power is limited by law

True or False: A dictator ship is a form of rule in which one person or a small group of people holds unlimited power over government

The core _______________________ of American democracy are liberty, equality, and self-government.

The term _______________________ refers to a person’s freedom from government control as well as a person’s freedom to exercise the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

_______________________ is the principle that all people possess a fundamental moral worth that entitles them to fair treatment and equal opportunity.

In his book Democracy in America, French aristocrat _______________________, explored the meaning of equality in American culture.

Americans have strongly supported the ideal of _______________________, the belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves as political equals.

According to the _______________________ leaders must act according to the law or be held accountable when they do not.

_______________________ are the political rights held by groups of people who make up less than half of the population.

For American democracy to thrive, active citizen _______________________ is necessary at all levels of government.

The founders of the United States believed that _______________________ freedom would allow people to build wealth and secure other freedoms.

_______________________ allows people and businesses to make their own economic choices about how to produce, distribute, and exchange goods and services with limited government interference.