The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

These are all the things that a government decides to do, such as taxation, defense, education, etc.

Every government has these 3 basic kinds of power:

The power to make laws and to frame public policies is:

The power to execute, enforce, and administer laws

The power to interpret laws:

When the power to exercise governmental powers is held by nobody, this is known as:

One type of government where governmental power is held by one person is:

One type of government where governmental power is held by one person is:

One type of government where governmental power is held by a few people is:

One type of government where governmental power is held by a few people is:

One type of government where governmental power is held by all people is:

A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority is:

This refers to a legal entity:

All states must have:

This is an ethnic term, referring to races or other large groups of people:

This is a geographical term, referring to a particular place, region, or area of land:

To say that each state is “sovereign” means:

Under the definition of “state” used in this chapter, is Ohio a “state”?

Under this theory, an individual or group claimed control over a territory and forced the population to submit.

Under this theory, God created the state, making it sovereign

Under this theory, a population formed out of primitive families and the heads of those families became the government

Under this theory, a population in a given territory give up as much power to a government as needed to promote the well-being of all

According to the Force Theory:

According to the Divine Right of Kings Theory:

According to the Evolutionary Theory:

According to the Social Contract Theory:

This is an agreement under which people give to the state the power needed to maintain order, and in exchange the State protects the citizens

This philosopher believed that without government (in the “state of nature”) people were naturally evil.

This philosopher believed that citizens needed to give up all of their rights to a strong government

This philosopher believed that all men were born with natural rights and that in order to preserve these rights we enter into a contract with the government:

According to Locke, the natural rights of man were:

According to this philosopher, it is the responsibility of the government to protect natural rights

According to this philosopher, when a government fails to protect natural rights, the people have a right to overthrow the government:

This philosopher believed that laws are binding only when they are supported by the will of the people:

Which of the following is one of the four basic functions of government?

Which of the following is one of the four basic functions of government?

Which of the following is one of the four basic functions of government?

Which of the following is one of the four basic functions of government?

The legal system of this country greatly influenced the government of the United States:

The English colonists created a government that is ____________, meaning that the government allowed for an orderly regulation of relationships with one another.

The English colonists created a government that is ____________, meaning that every person has certain rights that the government cannot take away.

The English colonists created a government that is ____________, meaning that the government should serve the will of the people

This document is largely thought of as the first constitution ever created:

One important thing that the Magna Carta established was:

One important thing that the Magna Carta established was:

The Magna Carta was signed in:

The primary thing to remember about the Petition of Right is:

The Glorious Revolution directly led to the passage of:

One right guaranteed in the English Bill of Rights:

One right guaranteed in the English Bill of Rights:

One right guaranteed in the English Bill of Rights:

One right guaranteed in the English Bill of Rights:

One key practice from the U.S. colonial governments that is still used today in the United States is:

One key practice from the U.S. colonial governments that is still used today in the United States is:

One key practice from the U.S. colonial governments that is still used today in the United States is:

The Writs of Assistance:

The Proclamation of 1763:

The Sugar Act:

The Townshend Acts:

The Tea Act:

The “Intolerable Acts”:

One major cause of the American Revolution was:

One major cause of the American Revolution was:

The reason the British increased taxes on America was:

At the FIRST Continental Congress in 1774:

At the SECOND Continental Congress in 1775:

Which document was drafted at the Second Constitutional Congress?

Which document is the following quote from? “We hold these truths to be self-evidence, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Make war and peace

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Send and receive ambassadors

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Make and enter treaties

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Establish post offices

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Create and maintain a navy and army

True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, the Federal Government had an Executive Branch

True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, the Federal Government had a Judicial Branch

True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal legislature was unicameral

True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal legislature was bicameral

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Regulate trade between states

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Mandate (demand) that States pay taxes

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Draft troops into armed conflict

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Pay foreign debts

How many states needed to approve a LAW under the Articles of Confederation?

How many states needed to approve an AMENDMENT to the Articles of Confederation?

Did the Federal Government have the following power under the Articles of Confederation? Print money

Shays Rebellion showed the need for: