Foundations of Government

System where monarchs share power w/ other parts of gov and are typically just a figurehead

A pamphlet written 2 convince American colonists 2 support becoming independent from England

The formal structures and institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled

Period of thinking based on reason fact science math & rationality to create ethics & knowledge

Document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility

What is a government representative?

Bill goes & votes for his favorite candidate for sheriff then 4 years later he runs for sheriff

When the Reps & Dems settle differences on 2 proposals to change the nations health care system

Which of the following is NOT a function of government

The president is found lying in an investigation and is impeached and removed from office

Main author of Dec. of Independence

A leader's right to rule comes from God is which theory of government?

Government style in which all citizens vote on laws

The Dec of Ind says we have the right to all of these except:

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate form of citizenship participation?

Felt humans would not be productive w/o gov & that ppl should give up rights for gov protection

Rule by a few small groups of people, usually members of the military or economic elites

Agreement among Pilgrims that created a gov to provide order & protect the rights of the people

According to the Declaration of Independence, all men are

A business is forced to make its building wheel chair accessible. This is

Disadvantage of representative democracy?

Despite protests, a judge ruled that a half-way house for felons has a right to open in an area

Document that states the American colonies were now separated and independent of England

Form of government in which political power is exercised by a single ruler like a King or Queen

After complaints by Jewish students a school will no longer display religious texts

A judge ruled that civil rights leaders must be allowed to protest outside the white house

Government in which the people vote for representatives to vote for them on laws

Which of the following NOT a core ideal of value of the American democracy?

The people of a state despise their governor, they don't elect him for a 2nd term

Gov theory that says a gov must come from a free people voluntarily allowing a gov to form

Government that recognizes God, a divine being, or religious text as the ultimate authority

Which of the following is NOT a component needed to have a government

Believed and wrote that all humans have the right to life, liberty, and property

Gov document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament & the rights of the English ppl

What is a disadvantage of direct democracy?

What was the biggest issue that the American colonists had with the British government

Says everyone in society is bound by the law & that the Constitution is supreme law of the land

Government style where there is not a set system of control

According to the Dec. of Independence our Democratic government gets its power from

System in which one person, or a small group hold unlimited power and do it by force

A political unit w/ the power to make & enforce laws over people in a defined territory is a