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Mr. Miller Government Henderson High School Quiz Matching: Definitions Democratic Form of Government- The idea that ultimate political authority resides with the people. Unicameral- The manner in which the Pa. Colonial legislature was organized. Limited Government- This idea about government began with the Magna Carta. Natural Rights- Life, Liberty and Property. Social Contract- An idea advocated by Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau. Bicameral- The U.S. Congress is organized in this fashion. Ratification- The process by which the Constitution and its amendments are made law. Parliamentary form of government- The executive is chosen by the legislature, part of the legislature, and subject to its direct control. Federal form of Government- the United States, Australia and Canada have this form of government. Presidential Form of Government- Provides for a separation of powers between the executive and the legislative branches. Political Science- Its theories rest on the mechanisms of government, the behavior of the governed and the actions of those that govern. Public Policy- Maintaining a federal income tax, ensuring a minimum wage, maintaining a large army, and protecting the environment. Confederate form of Government- The central government’s power is to handle only those matters that the member States assign to it. Unitary form of Government Great Britain, France, Spain and Russia and Sweden have this form of government. Involves the least citizen participation in government. Founding Fathers- Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry and Sam Adams. Sovereignty- The idea that each state can decide its own foreign and domestic policy. Framers- George Washington, James Madison, and George Mason. Anarchy- Absolute freedom-no authority. Representative Government- A system in which a legislature freely chosen by the people exercise substantial power. Multiple Choice Government- "The formal institutions and processes through which binding decisions are made for a society" Washington D.C. does NOT qualify as a Nation-State because it lacks Sovereignty. The most basic building block of a society according to the evolutionary theory of the origins of the state is the Family. Thomas Jefferson read most of the writing of John Locke. His ideas were instrumental in providing a justification for independence. As a result the bulk of the Declaration is A list of grievances suffered b the colonists at the orders of the English King. The idea that God anoints someone to rule is central to the following theory regarding the origins of state: Divine Right Theory. |