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Government
Civics
Question | Answer |
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can agreement in which both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared goal. | contract |
ruler | sovereign |
rights that human beans share.people are born with them and they should not be taken away. | natural rights |
What are some things that would happen in a state of nature? | nobody is in charge,all man for himself,survival to the fittest |
Locke believed that every person has three natural rights. What are they? | life,liberty,property everything you need for survival. |
A social contract is between what two groups of people? | government and the people. |
In a social contract, what do the people have to give up? | rights |
In a social contract, what does the government agree to do for the people? | protection |
What did Locke think about a ruler who did not treat the people right? | overthrow the government |
government | the organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state. |
List the 4 roles of government and list one example for each. | Keep Order-sheriff, Provide services- schools, make laws-kids under 14 can’t work, defend-army |
a government in which one person has all the power. | autocracy |
What are two types of autocracy? | a monarchy and a dictatorship. |
a king or queen rules the country | monarchy |
where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives | dictatorship |
citizens hold the political power | democracy |
What are two types of democracy | representative democracy,direct democracy |
representative democracy |