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Jeopardy A B C D E $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200
$300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy
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$100 Question from Terms 1 political rights that cannot be taken away in a democracy, even though held by less than ½ the population
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$100 Answer from Terms 1 minority rights
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the decisions and laws that a government makes
$200 Question from Terms 1 the decisions and laws that a government makes
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$200 Answer from Terms 1 public policy/public good
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$300 Question from Terms 2 The term used to describe an alliance
of independent states
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$300 Answer from Terms 1 confederacy
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$400 Question from Terms 1 Which of the following terms cannot be used
to describe the American governmental system? parliamentary, presidential, democratic, federal
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$400 Answer from Terms 1 parliamentary
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$500 Question from Terms 1 philosopher who stated that a government
that does not secure its citizens natural rights should be overthrown by the citizens
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$500 Answer from Terms 1 John Locke
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$100 Question from Terms 2 Rights that need not be granted by a government and cannot be taken away (inalienable)
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$100 Answer from Terms 2 natural rights
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$200 Question from Terms 2 A form of government in which power is shared among central, state, and regional levels.
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$200 Answer from Terms 2 federal system
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$300 Question from Terms 2 A system of government in which power is
concentrated in an elected legislature who chooses one of its members to serve as chief executive, usually called a prime minister.
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$300 Answer from Terms 2 parliamentary system
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$400 Question from Terms 2 The social contract theory was based mainly
on the ideas of which of the following? Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin John Locke and Thomas Hobbes D. Oliver Wendell Holmes and John Kennedy
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$400 Answer from Terms 2 C. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
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$500 Question from Terms 2 Which of the following is not necessarily
a characteristic of a state. sovereignty government democracy D. population
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$500 Answer from Terms 2 C. democracy
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An institution that makes and enforces a
$100 Question from C An institution that makes and enforces a society’s laws.
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$100 Answer from C government
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$200 Question from C Political disorder resulting from a lack of
government or rules
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$200 Answer from C anarchy
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$300 Question from C System of government in which all power
is held by the national government
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$300 Answer from C Unitary
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$400 Question from C Most decisions in a democracy are made by
The president The polis Majority rule D. The monarch
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$400 Answer from C C. Majority Rule
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$500 Question from C System of government in which the legislative
and executive branches operate independently of one another.
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$500 Answer from C presidential system
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$100 Question from D a body of people living in a defined territory,
organized politically, and having the power to make and enforce law without consent from any high authority
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$100 Answer from D state
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$200 Question from D Which of the following terms have nearly the same
meaning autocracy and confederation oligarchy and monarchy authoritarian and anarchy D. republic and democracy
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$200 Answer from D D. republic and democracy
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$300 Question from D In some parliamentary systems, the head of
state is a(n) autocrat B. monarch C. Dictator D. anarchist
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$300 Answer from D B. monarch
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The absolute authority a government
$400 Question from D The absolute authority a government has over its citizens.
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$400 Answer from D sovereignty
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$500 Question from D A citizen of Dresden must obey local ordinances,
as well as state and federal laws. What kind of system is this? Confederal system B. Unitary system C. Federal system D. Parliamentary system
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$500 Answer from D C. Federal system
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$100 Question from E A system of government in which laws may
be made by the citizens themselves.
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$100 Answer from E direct democracy
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$200 Question from E The European Union is to a confederal system
as the United States is to a(n) Federal system Parliamentary system Confederal system D. Unitary system
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$200 Answer from E A. Federal System
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$300 Question from E T/F: Raising taxes, arming citizens, and
improving health care are typical values held by the U.S. Government
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$300 Answer from E False
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$400 Question from E All of the following are central functions
of a government EXCEPT: resolving conflict B. maintaining order C. providing services D. pursuing truth
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$400 Answer from E D. Pursuing truth
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$500 Question from E In a constitutional monarchy
A. a new monarch is elected every 10 years B. the ruler has absolute power over the people C. the monarch is obligated to rewrite the constitution every four years D. the ruler holds mainly a ceremonial position
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$500 Answer from E D. the ruler holds mainly a ceremonial position
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Final Jeopardy Identify the 4 ways governments serve the
public good as discussed in class.
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Final Jeopardy Answer Maintain Order Provide Services Resolve Conflict
Promote Values
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