Foundations of Government

One form of Authoritarian government is a theocracy.

What does an authoritarian regime become at its most extreme?

How do dictators often come to power?

What book did Thomas Hobbes write?

A monarchy is a system of government headed by one person whose power is inherited & unlimited

The vast majority of the world's nations have which system of government?

Which philosopher believed that the formation of societies & government corrupted the human condition?

What book did Montesquieu write?

Which of the following refers to government ruled by religious leaders?

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Which of the following is the most common form of authoritarian government?

Who said that life without government was like a war pitting each individual against the other?

The president heads which part of the government?

The form of government in which one person controls most of the governing decisions is a(n)

Which philosopher argued that government must have great power to force obedience to its laws & to defend itself?

Democracies may have 1 of 2 different types of govenrmental systems: presidential or constitutional monarchy

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which govenrmental system?

What book did Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

Which philosopher believed natural rights, such as life, liberty, & to be "unalienable" (impossible to surrender)

Unitary system of government divides power over people & territory between a national government & regional levels

What principle of American democracy is at work when 2 opposing groups relax some of their demands

A dictatorship that is led by a small group of people is called a republic

The Framers took the idea of separation of powers from which philosopher?

What book did John Locke write?

Under presidential systems, presidents generally serve both as head of state and as