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Nature of Govt
1st Govt Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who believed that humans are naturally cruel and greedy | Hobbes |
| Who believed that people should be able to change government if it is not protecting them | Locke |
| Why does government exist? | They provide protection, they create rules, they provide law and order |
| Whose democratic concept involved believing that government should have 3 branches | Montesquieu |
| Who believed that people do not have the right to change government | Hobbes |
| Who believed that everyone has natural rights of life, liberty and property | Locke |
| Whose democratic concept involved believing that governments should be governed by the general will or the majority of its people | Rousseau |
| What is the cornerstone of a democratic government? | finding a balance between liberty and equality. |
| The governing body of a nation, state, or community | Government |
| A form of government that gives power to the people | Democracy |
| people are born with these which include life, liberty, and property | Natural rights |
| Who believed that the right to govern should come from the consent of the governed | Locke |
| Rule by a few elites whose right to rule is based on possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement | Oligarchy |
| Between people and government, both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared goal | Social Contract |
| God gave the leader the right to rule | Divine Right |
| the right of a group (later a country) to be free of outside interference | Sovereignty |
| Representatives are chosen by the people to make decisions for them | Indirect (Representative) Democracy- |
| Power of the king or queen is inherited | Monarchy |
| The degree to which the people accept the authority of government | Legitimacy |
| Those with power cannot make up all their own rules. They must follow an established code of law | Rule by law |
| Citizens meet to discuss all policies and then make decisions based on majority rule | Direct Democracy |
| what life or people would be like without government | State of nature |
| Which type of government do citizens often have no rights? | Dictatorship |
| Which type of government is a small group that rules the country? | Oligarchy |
| Which type of government is led by a king or queen? | Monarchy |
| In which type of government is there no government in charge? | Anarchy |
| Which type of government is a democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves? | Direct Democracy |
| In which type of government is only one person in charge? | Autocracy |
| In which type of government is god and religious law the governing authority? | Theocracy |
| Which government is a democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government | Indirect (Representative) Democracy |
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