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Reg Government Ch 1

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1. What is the process by which a society chooses its leaders? 2. Politics
3. What is the process by which a society decides the distribution of power and resources? 4. Public policy
5. What kinds of services does the U.S. government provide and why? 6. Public goods because they aren’t likely to offered by private interests
7. What kind of power does a state have if it has absolute power within its territory? 8. A sovereign state
9. Why are Oklahoma and Vermont not considered truly sovereign in an international sense? 10. Sovereignty resides in the Constitution
11. What is the difference between a state and a nation? 12. States are a legal entity and nations are an ethnic entity
13. What are the three basic powers of governments? 14. Executive power, judicial power, legislative power
15. In what ways can governments be classified? 16. By those who participate or by geographic arrangement or by the relationship of the executive and legislative governments
17. What are the government classifications based on geography and power? 18. Confederation, federal government, unitary government
19. What government gives far more power to the central government than local governments? 20. Unitary government
21. What government gives far more power to the local governments than the central government? 22. Confederation
23. What government shares power in a roughly equal manner between local and central governments? 24. Federal government
25. What are the government classifications based on who participates? 26. Dictatorship and democracies
27. In what kind of government does all power reside in the hands of one person or a small group? 28. Dictatorship
29. What is true of all dictatorships? 30. Rulers are not responsible to the will of the people
31. What kind of democracy has the people create laws and policies themselves? 32. Direct democracy
33. What kind of democracy has the people elect a small group of legislators to create laws and policies for them? 34. Representative democracy
35. What government type divides power between a central and government and local governments? 36. Federal government
37. Which type of government has fewer conflicts between the executive and legislative branches, Parliamentary or Presidential? 38. Parliamentary
39. What are two terms used to identify a government by popular consent? 40. Indirect democracy or representative democracy or a Republic
41. What does equality mean in a democracy? 42. Equality of opportunity
43. Who decides who the chief executive will be in a parliamentary democracy? 44. The legislature
45. How are differences usually resolved in a democracy? 46. Through compromise
47. What system gives all key powers to the central government? 48. Unitary government
49. What executive leader and his/her cabinet are members of the national legislature? 50. The Prime Minister and his cabinet are members in a Parliamentary system.
51. What are the characteristics of every state? 52. Land, population, territory, government
53. Which theory of state formation argues that God gave people of royal birth the right to rule? 54. Divine Right theory
55. Which theory of state formation argues that states began as primitive families that formed clan and tribes and claimed territory? 56. Evolutionary theory
57. Which theory of state formation argues that states began when groups used the warfare or the threat of warfare to take power? 58. Force Theory
59. What type of government gives support to the Force Theory of state formation? 60. Dictatorships
61. Which theory of state formation argues that states began when the people gave power to the government to protect their rights? 62. Social contract theory
63. What theory of state formation has special importance in the United States? 64. Social contract theory
65. What are the purposes of government stated in the Preamble? 66. Form a more perfect union, establish justice, promote domestic tranquility, provide the common defense, promote general welfare, secure liberty
67. Which phrase in the Preamble means laws should be fair, impartial, and reasonable? 68. Establish justice
69. Which phrase in the Preamble means the government should provide peace and order? 70. Insure domestic tranquility
71. What is a duty of American citizens? 72. Voting, obeying the law
73. What is another term for free enterprise? 74. Capitalism
75. What is the linking value between democracy and free enterprise? 76. freedom
77. What coexists, both participating in the American Free Enterprise system? 78. Business and government
79. How does the government involve itself in the economy? 80. Mainly by enforcing laws and regulations
81. How does the competition between businesses affect prices in free enterprise system? 82. Drives prices down
83. What is the main goal of businesses in a free enterprise system? 84. Make a profit
85. When demand for a product increases, what happens to the price? 86. It increases
87. When supply of a product increases, what happens to the price? 88. Decreases
89. Who decides what and how much gets produced in a free enterprise economy? 90. Buyers (consumers) and sellers
91. How can a President limit the power of Congress to pass laws? 92. By vetoing or rejecting a proposed law
93. How can Congress overcome a Presidential veto? 94. By overriding with a 2/3 vote in each house
95. What is an essential behavior for American democracy to be successful? 96. Compromising to settle differences
97. Why is compromise especially important to minorities? 98. Allows minority arguments consideration
99. What needs to be balanced with the law in a democracy? 100. Personal freedom
101. What does American democracy emphasize? 102. Individualism
103. What state is a federal, presidential, indirect democracy? 104. United States of America
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