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Civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is political philosophy? | Branch of philosophy that studies certain subjects to create ideas and thoughts about how they would work in regular societies, and what people would do. |
| Who was John Locke? Why is he important? | John Locke was a philosopher. Locke is important because he brought up the idea of enlightenment, and the philosophy that property is the most important natural right. |
| Who was Thomas Hobbes? Why is he important? | Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher. Hobbes is important because he had the idea about the social contract-give up some of your rights for the benefit of the society. |
| Who was Charles Montesquieu? Why is he important? | Charles Montesquieu was a philosopher. Montesquieu helped develop the checks and balances system that are government now follows today. |
| Who was Jean Rousseau? Why is he important? | Jean Rousseau was a philosopher. Rousseau is important because he believed that the power of the government comes within the people. |
| Why do we need a government? | We need a government so that there is structure to a society and power is controlled into a civilized system. |
| Describe an autocracy | An autocracy is a government form where one person holds all the power in an effort to help a group or society move forward. |
| Describe a monarchy | A monarchy is a government form where power is held by a king or queen over a kingdom. |
| Describe a dictatorship | A dictatorship is where a single person holds all the power and makes decisions to benefit themselves not thinking of the greater good. |
| Which philosopher's ideas most align with autocracy as a form of government? Why? | Thomas Hobbes, because he believed that people were naturally bad so you needed a strong leader to make and decide the rules. |
| Describe a democracy | A democracy is a form of government where someone rules directly or people elect citizens on their behalf. |
| What is the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy? | In a representative democracy citizens vote for representatives on their behalf. In a direct democracy people vote and pass laws themselves without having any representatives do it. |
| Which philosopher's ideas most align with this form of government? Why? | Charles Montesquieu because he had the first idea of the checks and balance system. It aligns with our form of government now because we use the checks and balances system to create, pass, and veto laws. |
| Describe an oligarchy | An oligarchy is a form of government ruled by a small group of people. |
| Describe a junta | A junta is a form of government led by the military |
| Describe a theocracy | A form of government that recognizes god and religion |
| Describe anarchy | A government where no one rules and there are no laws |
| What type of government do we have in the United States? | We have a representative democracy |
| Where is the structure of government written? | The United States Constitution |
| How did Montesquieu influence the structure of the US government? | He influenced the structure of the US government by developing the idea of the checks and balances system. |
| What are the three branches of the US government? | Executive, legislative, and the judicial branch. |
| What does the legislative branch do? | They have the power to make laws to push them forward. |
| What are some powers of the legislative branch that “check” the powers of other branches? (Provide at least one example for each branch) | They can override the president's veto with ⅔ vote. Also they have the power to confirm the President's nominations for judicial positions. |
| How many people are in the House of Representatives? How long is their term? | 435 people, term is for 2 years. |
| How many people are in the Senate? How long is their term? | They have 100 members, elections are every six years. |
| What determines the number of representatives each state receives in the House of Representatives and the Senate? | For the representatives it depends on the size of the state/population and each state has two members in the senate. |
| What does the executive branch do? | They have the power to carry out and enforce laws. |
| What are some powers of the executive branch that “check” the powers of other branches? (Provide at least one example for each branch) | They can veto laws from the legislative branch and they can appoint federal judges for the judicial branch. |
| What is the presidential cabinet? What do they do? | They are a group who help to advise and help the president make decisions. |
| What does the judicial branch do? | They have the power to manage conflict and rule the law unconstitutional. |
| What are some powers of the judicial branch that “check” the powers of other branches? (Provide at least one example for each branch) | They can rule laws unconstitutional from the legislative branch, and they can say the president's actions are unconstitutional for the executive branch. |
| How many justices are in the Supreme Court? | 9 justices on the Supreme Court. |
| What is the type of the government that the Athenians used? | Direct democracy |
| Why did this system work well in Greece? | It worked well because people were paid to participate in the government and give their opinions. |
| Describe the government structure of Athens. | It consisted of the Assembly and Council of 500. The Assembly met regularly to make laws and the council of 500 scheduled the agenda for the Assembly. |
| How did the “People Court” if Athens influence the United States? | It influenced the United States because the People's Court was where people in Athens listened to see if other citizens were guilty or not, like the United States trial by jury. |
| What is the type of government the Romans used? | They had a republic government. |
| Explain the “separation of powers” in Rome. | There were different bodies and all three could veto each other and they had equal power. The council, assembly, and the Senate. |
| What are examples of representative government in Rome? | The Senate who created laws, and then passed them to the Assembly to vote on. |
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