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UNIT 1 - Review! The State Types of Governments Basic Concepts of Democracy US GOVERNMENT Miscellaneous 100 200 300 400 500
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What are the four characteristics of a state? Population, territory, government and sovereignty.
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The theory of how a state comes into existence espoused by Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke? Social Contract Theory
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What is the characteristic of a state which means complete, independent control and autonomy? sovereignty
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What is the system by which a state makes and enforces its public policy? Government
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The theories of a state evidenced by the formation of the US Constitution and the addition of 27 amendments over the past 200+ years ? (theories must be articulated in the correct order) Social Contract and Evolutionary Theories
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Type of government in which all power originates from one central location? unitary
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The type of government in which there is a division of power among various levels of government? Federal.
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The type of government(s) witnessed in England through the leadership of the Queen and Prime Minister? Monarchy and Parliamentary.
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The type of government that most often comes into existence through the force theory Dictatorial or Totalitarian
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The type of government in which citizens entrust their representatives to choose others to govern over the masses? Republic
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When Jefferson stated – “all men are created equal” what two things did he mean by that? Opportunity and under the law
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What is the basic concept of democracy which guarantees freedom of expression to ALL people within the country regardless of their political standing? Majority Rules but Minorities have rights
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What is the basic concept of democracy that is defined by Holmes’s quote that “the right to swing my fist, ends where the other man’s nose begins”? Individual Freedom *** DAILY DOUBLE ***
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What is the basic concept of democracy which desires a plurality of agreement on decision making Necessity of Compromise
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What basic concept of democracy mandates that the dignity and value of all must be preserved? Fundamental Worth of the Individual
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Name two confederacies that the US is a part of? UN, NATO, or NAFTA
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Name the five types of government that are all present in the US at the same time? Direct Democracy, Indirect Democracy, Republic, Presidential, and Federal
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Name three examples of how the US is a republican form of government on the national level. Electoral college, supreme court appointments, ambassador appointments and Cabinet appointments, *** DAILY DOUBLE ***
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2 pilars of catholic social teaching Charity and justice
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Name the three branches of government in order that they appear in the constitution and their principal function. Legislative – makes law Executive – enforces law Judicial – interprets law, constitution
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Who is Ohio’s Secretary of State? Jon Husted
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Name 2 examples of republic government with the president’s power to appoint US Supreme Court, Ambassadors, Cabinet
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Name of Ohio’s Congress General Assembly
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Happy…. Birthday
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Qualification to be US president? 35 yrs old, natural born citizen, 14 yrs a resident
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