Government Unit 2
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- Q1the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policiesGovernment30s
- Q2all of the things a government decides to doPublic Policies30s
- Q3the power to make laws and to frame public policieslegislative power30s
- Q4the power to execute, enforce, and administer lawsexecutive power30s
- Q5the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the societyjudicial power30s
- Q6form of government where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the peopledictatorship30s
- Q7form of government where supreme authority rests with the peopledemocracy30s
- Q8Greek philosopher who viewed the lives of individual humans as linked in a social context. He wrote about various types of government and the obligations of the individual citizen.Aristotle30s
- Q9interpreting laws that are controversial among citizensReview the description of judicial powers. Then choose which of the following is the best example of judicial powers.30s
- Q10a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically (that is, with a government), and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authoritystate30s
- Q11when a state has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policiessovereign30s
- Q12English philosopher who felt that people and nations were in a constant battle for power and wealth. He thought that an absolute monarchy was the best government for England. He distrusted democracy, but thought that authorized representatives as the voice of the people would prevent a monarch from being unfair or cruel.Thomas Hobbes30s
- Q13territory, population, government, sovereigntyWhich of the following sets includes the common characteristics of every state?30s
- Q14English philosopher who wrote about his theories concerning the natural rights of man, the social contract, the separation of Church and State, religious freedom, and liberty. Locke's theories influenced the American and French revolutions.John Locke30s
- Q15social contract theoryWhich major historical political theory of the origin of the state is most compatible with the Declaration of Independence?30s