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Government
Civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| can agreement in which both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared goal. | contract |
| ruler | sovereign |
| rights that human beans share.people are born with them and they should not be taken away. | natural rights |
| What are some things that would happen in a state of nature? | nobody is in charge,all man for himself,survival to the fittest |
| Locke believed that every person has three natural rights. What are they? | life,liberty,property everything you need for survival. |
| A social contract is between what two groups of people? | government and the people. |
| In a social contract, what do the people have to give up? | rights |
| In a social contract, what does the government agree to do for the people? | protection |
| What did Locke think about a ruler who did not treat the people right? | overthrow the government |
| government | the organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state. |
| List the 4 roles of government and list one example for each. | Keep Order-sheriff, Provide services- schools, make laws-kids under 14 can’t work, defend-army |
| a government in which one person has all the power. | autocracy |
| What are two types of autocracy? | a monarchy and a dictatorship. |
| a king or queen rules the country | monarchy |
| where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives | dictatorship |
| citizens hold the political power | democracy |
| What are two types of democracy | representative democracy,direct democracy |
| representative democracy |