Purposes and Origins of Government/Types of Government
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- Q1a state with sovereigntyhas a central government that makes laws for the entire nation, no other authority is above
has lots of mountain areas
has separation of church and state
has different regions and languages
30s - Q2after a state decentralizes into sovereign regionsbecomes a confederacy
becomes a federal system
becomes a unitary system
becomes authoritarian
30s - Q3before a state decentralizes
was under a confederacy
was under a unitary systemwas always authoritarian
was a federal system
30s - Q4governments protect consumers, ex: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees
provide services
provide economic assistance
provide economic securitymaintain order
30s - Q5disadvantage of a federal system of governmentlooser federal laws are supreme over state law
different levels of government work together to solve problems
states can get grants from federal government for projects
different levels of government available to solve problems
30s - Q6Thomas Hobbes thought life without government is "nasty, brutish, short" so he might advocate formore prisons to reduce crime if people don't obey laws
more laws passed to help business grow
more celebrations encouraged like state insects
more tax breaks to help people have freedom to spend
30s - Q7veto power of president over congressional lawmaking
rule of law
accountability
transparency
control of abuse of power30s - Q8maintaining order
providing something ordinary people can't, ex: safety lessons
helping others, ex: toy drives
deciding on health issues: ex: water treatment plants
preserving life and protecting property, ex: airport screens for weapons30s - Q9public service provided by U.S. governments
medical supplies distribution to stores
road repairmedia controls
control of food supply to stores
30s - Q10difference between state of Missouri and state of Canada when it comes to sovereignty
Missouri has no organized government
Missouri has no borders
Missouri subject to supreme law of federal governmentMissouri has no ethnic groups
30s - Q11advantage of a federal systemStates can experiment with programs and keep what works for them individually
social problems only done at the federal level with no state power to act
central government has less power than states
different levels of court systems make it easier to figure out the correct jurisdiction
30s - Q12governments make decisions, ex. USDA's decision making process includes implementing nutritional guidelines in schoolsproviding leadership
maintaining order
providing national security
providing economic assistance
30s - Q13democratic societies ensure a fair electoral process with an expectation for all rival parties
political parties appoint candidates to office
voters must choose only the candidate from their political party
high courts decide winner after voters cast ballots
the winner takes office with no interference30s - Q14type of government that has the most viewpoints incorporated into lawmaking
monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
democracy30s - Q15best example for a country having a constitutional government in place
Congress determines the rule of law
limits placed on the powers of elected officialsa written constitution
changes in the rule of law every election
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