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CHAPTER 1: Principles of Government STUDY GUIDE
WHAT IS GOVERNMENT? WHAT MAKES A STATE?
Read pages 4-7 in your Magruder’s Government book and answer the following.
1. Define Government –
2. What is mean by “public policies”? Give an example of one.
3. Every government has three kinds of power. Name and define each of them.
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4. What do we call the document that explains the structure and powers of a government?
5. Define the term “state.” -
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Name and briefly describe the four characteristics of a state:
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FOUR THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE
Read pages 7-8 in your Magruder’s Government book and write your own definition for each of these
theories.
FORCE
THEORY
EVOLUTIONARY
THEORY
DIVINE RIGHT
SOCIAL
CONTRACT
WE THE PEOPLE… - THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT
Read the Preamble to the Constitution under Purposes of Government on page 9. Fill in the blank below.
The purpose of the American government is to serve the
of the United States.
Using pages 9-11, Write the 6 purposes of government as laid out in the U.S. Constitution and briefly
describe what they mean in your own words.
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FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
Use pages 12-18 to find the answers to the following questions and activities.
Governments can be classified by one of three basic features each with its own types of government.
Describe the type of classification of government that corresponds to the picture. Then describe the type
of government that can be found under each classification.
Democracy–
2 Types:
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Dictatorship –
2 Types:
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Draw your Own Visual to Help You Remember
Unitary Government –
Federal Government –
Confederation –
Presidential Form –
Parliamentary Form -
FIVE CONCEPTS OF DEMOCRACY
Using pages 20-24, name and describe each basic concept of democracy.
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Give two duties and two responsibilities that you have as a citizen of the U.S.
2 Duties
2 Responsibilities
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Use pages 23-24 to answer the following questions:
1. What is the Free Enterprise System and how does it work? What other name does it
go by?
Free
Enterprise
System
2. Describe the role of government in the economic system the United States uses.