Gov't Unit 1 (Part I)
an insitution through which a society makes and enforces public policies
a government
a group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically
a state
rulers are not held responsible to the will of the people
a dictatorship
_______are those things the government decides to do
public policies
The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes the _________
family
The force theory of the origin of states states that....
that states originated from the force of the strongest individuals
In a federal government...
power is divided between a central government and local governments.
All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level in a ______________
unitary government
The purpose of the government as outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution is:
defending the nation against foreign enemies, ensuring order and domestic tranquility, and promoting the general welfare of the citizens
According to the social contract theory, the contract is ___________
a constitution
The decision to raise taxes in an example of
public policy
A _____________ government possesses little authority to act on its own.
confederate
In a presidential government, the legislative and executive branches are ____ & ______
independent and
coequal
The United States Federal Government is ______ an example of a direct democracy.
NOT
In a presidential form of government......
the executive and legislative branches each can check the actions of the other branch
In a democracy, sovereignty is located with __________
the people
In a parliamentary government, the prime minister is ......
subject to the legislature’s control
Although the Constitution is often called a “bundle of compromises,” nearly all the delegates were
dedicated to the concept of .....
popular sovereignty, checks and balances, and separation of powers.
The Three-Fifths compromise referred to _________
enslaved people