Foundations of Government

This is the process by which government carries out decisions

In this system, the executive and legislative branches are combined

A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people

Which one of these systems is NOTa way to organize national power

This is another name for the general welfare

Which person was most closely associated with Social Contract Theory

Made up of formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made

Which classical form of government where everyone votes on all laws, leaders and issues

Which of the following is not a Theory of Rule

Which two are characteristics of a state?

This government has a King or Queen and a Prime Minister

This entitles you fair treatment under the law

Hitler and Nazi Germany are an example of what classical form of government

Less than half of the population is

In this system, independent states give limited power to a central government

The Central and State/Local governments both have powers in this form of government.

Rule by few is a(n)

We have a two-party system because of this principle

The supreme power of the state to act within its territory and to have absolute authority

The ability or freedom to act as you choose

Government formed as a result of people agreeing to submit to authority of a state

In a monarchy the King or Queen has

The ability to make your own choices of work, business, property and money

Which one of these is not a Principle of American Democracy

In this system, power is concentrated in the central government