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