Cards in this guide (21)
According to the Preamble who agrees to the general purposes or goals of their government
According to the Preamble the people agree to the general
purposes or goals of their government.
What are enacted to encourage certain behaviors and punish others in order to accomplish the goals and functions of government
What is the goal of a representative democracy
Some feel that Democracy is morally acceptable and/or practical only when implemented in an indirect manner. This is meant to keep decisions of great importance out of the possibly ignorant masses, instead giving them over to representatives that have political understanding. It also is meant to allow government to flow smoother - to allow the people to go about their daily lives and participate in a democratic process without having to go to a voting station every day after work.
This is what the current U.S. governmental system is based on: a Constitutional Representative Democratic Republic. That is, a republic in which the people democraticallychoose leaders to represent them, who are (supposedly) bound by a constitution.
Which of these is the term for an alliance of independent states that has a very weak central or national government and gives the supreme authority to the states
Which term refers to the process of a single ruler controlling the government structure but not the social lives of the people
a= parliament b= monarch c= authoritarian d= totalitarian
Which theory of government did the seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers John Locke Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes support
Which term refers to a large group of people sharing many common traits such as race language and religion
In Which form of government does the top elected official not propose new laws
In which type of economic structure is the government given the authority to regulate some of the process of free enterprise
The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to
The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal
form of government primarily to divide power between levels of
government. The Constitution was created on September 17, 1787.
Economic systems are based on what
Economic systems are based on the reflection on the values,
assumptions and goals of a particular culture.
Which goal of the constitution is related to the government keeping social order by providing safety and minimizing conflict for citizens-
Insure domestic tranquility is goal of the constitution that is
related to the government keeping social order by providing safety
and minimizing conflict for citizens
What form of government is based on a constitutional division of powers between national and local governments-
Federal government is based on a constitutional division of
powers between national and local governments.
In which type of country is one most likely to find a traditional economy
During which year of the Revolutionary War were the Articles of Confederation written
Studies relating to the history of the principles organization and operational manner of government are part of which branch of the sciences
Freedom from an irrational government is referred to as
In which city is the national government of the United states located
Washington D,C ( A plus answer)
Which branch of government interprets nations laws
The judicial branch interprets the nation's laws.
Which term is defined as the process by which a nation is ruled and by which the laws are enacted and enforced
What is the highest authority in the United States that controls the division of powers between the central and local governments