Gov.Unit1: Lesson 1: The Origination of States and Government
sovereignty
having supreme, absolute power
inalienable
inherent; characteristic of natural rights
Select FOUR characteristics that define natural law.
- common to all people - guide for man's actions - innate - has always existed
Choose the FOUR elements that are necessary for a state to exist.
- sovereignty - a territory - a government - people
Choose the FOUR characteristics that help to define natural rights.
- universal - came from natural law - government cannot deny these - inalienable rights
Historically speaking, "state" has multiple meanings: nation, country, institution, or society.
Fact
Natural rights exist for all people regardless of their place of birth or class.
Fact
The state is the main political unit in the world.
Fact
A sovereign state places power in the hands of the people.
Opinion
States recognize an individual's natural rights at all times.
Opinion
What was the role of philosophers in the establishment of the ideal state according to Plato?
Philosophers are the Guardians of the people, and as such should be obeyed without question.
Moses and the Hebrews believed that the ___ were God-given laws that defined a human's relationship with God and with other humans.
Ten Commandments
dictatorship
form of government in which absolute power is held by one person
state
a politically organized body of people occupying a definite territory that has sovereignty and a government
innate
born in; inherited
tyranny
government characterized by unreasonable abuse of power
vestige
evidence of something no longer existing
What was the earliest primitive form of government?
tribal council