gov test 1

Question 1

rousseau

Answer 1

social contracts should exist where people give up their rights to the community, not to a king. all the people should be sovereign and agree to make laws for the general good. believed in direct democracy

Question 2

Hobbes

Answer 2

believed in a social contract where people lay down their rights to a king. the people do not have to right to revolt. a king is the best form of government.

Question 3

locke

Answer 3

agreed with a social contract, but also felt that there are inalienable rights that cant be given up. the social contract is between a ruler and their people. the best government is a parliament with an executive leader and court system.

Question 4

Montesquieu

Answer 4

opposed absolute monarchy. favored the english system, with a leading monarch balanced by a law making parliament. the best government has separate branches with the power to check each other.

Question 5

the 5 functions of goverment

Answer 5

provide for the public good, provide public services, ensure national security, maintain order, resolve conflicts

Question 6

federal system

Answer 6

power is divided and shared between a central government and smaller regional governments. Each level has its own set of determined powers

Question 7

confederal

Answer 7

a union of sovereign states which have ceded some power to a limited national government. the states retain most power.

Question 8

unitary

Answer 8

all governing power is concentrated in a single authority and regional governments only have powers explicitly delegated to them by tjr central gov.