The elimination of tax increases may result in ________.

Democracy in the United States derives its powers from

A current issue the government faces today is a(n)

___________ was defined by political scientist Harold Lasswell as "who gets what, when and how."

The struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges is known as __________.

The institution in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts or allocates benefits and privileges is now as ____________

A leader rules under the belief that he or she has ultimate authority and that authority was conferred by God according to the __________.

The theory that individuals form communities by mutual consent giving up some of their individual liberty in order to gain the protection of government is known as _________

The theory of Thomas Hobbes states that life without government __________.

____________ theories that government is formed to protect life, liberty and property, but if government violates the social contract with the people, the people have the duty to end the abusive government and establish a new government.

A well-known pop singer is driving while impaired at a high rate of speed. Law enforcement officers arrest the pope singer and Duo charges are filed. The case goes to court, the pop singer is found guilty and sentenced to two months in jail. This situation outlines the defining value within the government of ___________

The set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking about government and politics that are shared by all citizens is known as

Well-known technology companies like Google, Yahoo, and eBay were founded by __________.

the transmission of political culture to individuals through families, schools, houses of worship, and the media is known as political __________

After 9/11 the government of the united States acted in a manner that ________.

when Americans perceived serious threats to national security, they have supported the increased actions of government to limit _________.

The advancement and protection of individual liberties, like the right to _______, are part of the foundation of the social contract theory of government.

Governments were first created to _________.

As a political value, equality is defined as the idea that all people __________.

Ch2 The Constitution defines the structure of the national and state governments and _________

Theoretically, the colonies were governed by England, but the colonists were able to exercise a large measure of self-government because the _________

While gathered in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress, delegates from 12 colonies _________.

While a peaceful settlement with the British parliament was still being discussed the Second Continental Congress __________.

Thomas Paine"s work, COMMON SENSE, was important for both his ideas and his _________

The Declaration of Independence was necessary to ________.

The concept of a social contract existing between people and the government first occurred in the United States ____________.

The Declaration of Independence reflects the philosophy of John Locke who argued that

Between the signing of the Declaration of Independence and actual independence from Britain being achieved ____________.

A similarity that exists between the states of Pennsylvania and Georgia during the time of the American Revolution and the state of Nebraska today is that all _________.

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because __________

The Article of Confederation established a voluntary association of independent states that _________

the relationship between Congress and the states under the Articles of Confederation most resembles that between __________.

The Untied states' first written constitution was the _________.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government _________

The two major accomplishments that occurred under the Articles of Confederation were ________.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to ________.

A major deficiency of government under the Articles of Confederation was that ________.

The most fundamental weakness of the Articles of Confederation was a lack of __________

Shay's Rebellion plays an important role in American history because ___________.