WorksheetsMid-Unit: Government Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
According to both Hobbes and Locke, in a State of Nature...
There are no rules, no one in charge and no way for people to protect themselves.
Everyone would get along and be peaceful.
We'd all still live in the Garden of Eden rocking those wicked fig leafs.
Santa Claus is king and we're all just elves in his workshop!
Natural Rights are rights all people have and are born with...
Protection, Laws and Order
Life, Liberty and Property
Tabula Rasa
Money, Money, Money
What is the key concept behind the Social Contract?
It is a contract you sign with your cell phone carrier when downloading social media apps.
You surrender every right you have to the government with no benefit for yourself.
You agree to have inappropriate content removed from apps such as Snapchat.
You surrender certain rights in order for the government to provide you with protection and order.
To be recognized as a State, what are ALL of the essential characteristics?
Territory
Sovereignty
Population
Government
All of these
A group of people who are citizens of a state and can be of any number of people. They can be mostly wealthy or mostly poor, it all varies.
State
Population
Government
Government: Protects State
An area where all the rules of that state apply. A state also has to have set boundaries.
Territory
Government: Usually Helps Citizens
Government: How Things Are Run, Rules, Laws
Ways Government Can Help
The ability to rule absolutely within a state's specific boundaries.
State
Sovereignty
Government
Population
Boundaries can change over time. Which one below is NOT a way that they can change?
Which feature of a SOVEREIGN STATE is Missouri missing?
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
Identify the four roles of government. Read the choices closely.
Jobs and Protection
Protect the Country and Keep Order
Public Order and the Lottery
Help Citizens and Make Laws
Definition: System of government in which power rests with the people.
Consent of the Governed
Federalism
Representative Government
Democracy
A small group rules the country.
Oligarchy
Junta
Autocracy
Monarchy
What are the two types of Democracy?
Theocracy
Representative
Dictatorship
Direct
A ____________ is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives.
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves.
Representative Democracy
Junta
Direct Democracy
Anarchy
______ is a small group - usually military officers - who rule a country after taking it by force.
Monarchy, Monarchs
Junta
Autocracy
Democracy
Led by a king or queen.
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Autocracy
Dictatorship
The group with power can be based on race or social class.
Monarchy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Junta
In a ________________, citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government.
Representative Democracy
Autocracy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
God and religious law are the government's authority.
Democracy
Theocracy
Autocracy
Anarchy
People do not answer to any leader or government.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Anarchy
Junta
One person is in charge.
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
There are two types of Autocracy, what are they?
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Usually come to power through their family.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Anarchy
Citizens hold the political power.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Autocracy
Dictatorship
