This theory on the origins of goverment belives that the State evolved over time and expanded over centuries:

A group of individuals holds power because they are very wealthy. They have total power.

An individual leader takes power and keeps it by force. They have all decision-making power.

Thomas Hobbes is coined phrase "State of Nature." What does this mean?

What is a natural right?

The leader inherits power by being in a certain family. They have total power.

Throughout history people have claimed that their right to rule came from a higher power. What do we call this theory?

John Locke believed that when a government violates the natural rights of the people

Under this theory, a small group of people take control of society through superior power and set up a government.

Under this theory, people make an agreement with the government, trading freedoms for security.

Why is Ohio not considered a State under a political definition?

The Magna Carta was the first document to do what?

What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic powers of government?

When a government decides to fund the building of a school, what job is it fulfilling?

When a police officer finds stolen objects for you and arrests the perpetrator, what job is he or she fulfilling?

During the 1760s and 1770s, why did the British tax the Americans?

At what event was the Declaration of Independence written?

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?