Government Unit 1 Summative: Foundations of Government

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The belief that government is derived from which of the following is central to the idea of democracy? Options: The people, Congress, Checks and balances, God

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The people

Front

Which theory matches best with a ruler appointed through family or religion?

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Divine Right

Front

Explain the unitary system of government

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The unitary system of government gives all the power to the central government, which then decides the powers the regional governments have.

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What is the key concept behind a social contract?

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You surrender certain rights in order for the government to provide you with protection and order.

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Who rules in a dictatorship?

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One person/leader

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How does a democracy or democratic republic keep its power?

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Through the people

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Belief that States evolved from families

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evolutionary theory

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Identify the most obvious feature of any State.

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population

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Identify the scholar who felt life was "nasty, short, and brutish" thus people contracted with government for protection.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Federal System is a

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division of power shared between the national and state governments.