Unit 1 Test Study Guide Be able to explain: The purposes of government and how a government fulfills those jobs Protect citizens Maintain order Regulate the economy Principles of government Aristotle Characteristics of a nation-state and give examples (territory, population, sovereignty, and legitimate government) Theories on the origin of a state: evolutionary, force, divine right, social contract Types of governments: autocracy, democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy, direct and indirect democracy Governing documents: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, US Constitution Enlightenment: natural rights, social contract, state of nature, consent of the governed, republicanism, Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu Characteristics of democracy: individual liberty, majority rule with minority rights, free elections, competing political parties, free enterprise, civil society, social consensus…article examples: gun debate, race and college, minimum wage, independent party Declaration of Independence DBQ: 4 parts to the DOI, unalienable rights, Tiananmen Square, be able to answer questions pertaining to each document Provide public goods and services Socialize young people Federal tax system

Unit 1 Test Study Guide Be able to explain: The purposes of government and how a government fulfills those jobs Protect citizens Maintain order Regulate the economy Principles of government Aristotle Characteristics of a nation-state and give examples (territory, population, sovereignty, and legitimate government) Theories on the origin of a state: evolutionary, force, divine right, social contract Types of governments: autocracy, democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy, direct and indirect democracy Governing documents: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, US Constitution Enlightenment: natural rights, social contract, state of nature, consent of the governed, republicanism, Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu Characteristics of democracy: individual liberty, majority rule with minority rights, free elections, competing political parties, free enterprise, civil society, social consensus…article examples: gun debate, race and college, minimum wage, independent party Declaration of Independence DBQ: 4 parts to the DOI, unalienable rights, Tiananmen Square, be able to answer questions pertaining to each document Provide public goods and services Socialize young people Federal tax system