Intro to Government Flashcard (U1 L1 LT1,2)

Front

Government is an institution in which leaders use power to make and enforce _____

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laws

Front

What is a function of government?

Back

Provide public services

Front

What is a function of government?

Back

Provide national security to protect the people against external threats.

Front

Governments protect the economic security of their people and may provide _____ to those in need.

Back

assistance

Front

Essential features of a state: Has sovereignty, Has a population, Has a government, Has a religion. Which is NOT essential?

Back

Has a religion

Front

An essential feature of being a state is that it has ______, which means that its government makes and enforces its own laws.

Back

sovereignty

Front

The ________ refers to European rulers who proclaimed that their right to rule came from God alone.

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Divine right

Front

Which theory, associated with Thomas Hobbes, states that people gave up their freedom to the state in return for order and security?

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Social contract theory

Front

What type of government gives all key powers to the central government, which gives some powers to state and local governments?

Back

Unitary

Front

Which system of government divides the powers of government between the national and state or provincial government, with each level having sovereignty in some areas?

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Federal