Chapter 1 Section 1
Name: ___________
1. Government
2. public policies
3. legislative power
4. executive power
5. judicial power
6. constitution
7. dictatorship
8. democracy
9. State
10. Sovereign
11. What does Aristotle mean when he says “man is by nature a political animal”?
12. Why is politics a process?
What are the four characteristics of a state: describe each
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Describe the four theories on the Origin of the State:
17. The Force Theory
18. The Evolutionary Theory
19. The Divine Right Theory
20. The Social Contract Theory
Name:_____________________
Chapter 1 Section 2
Define the following:
1. democracy
2. dictatorship
3. autocracy
4. oligarchy
5. unitary government
6. federal government
7. division of power
8. confederation
9. presidential government
10. parliamentary government
Answer the following questions:
1. What defines a unitary government?
2. How is power distributed in a federal government?
3. Who holds power in an oligarchy?
4. What specific trait gives the United States a presidential system of government?
Definitions Chapter 1 Section 3
Name: _______________
1. Majority rule
2. Compromise
3. Citizen
4. Free enterprise system
5. In what ways does democracy require the equality of all persons?
6. Why is compromise so important in a democracy?
7. What must a good citizen do in order to help preserve democracy?