Government

Separation of Powers

Charles de Montesquieu

Features of a Democratic Systems -Power comes from the people - Leaders are chosen by citizens -?

Individuals rights are protected

What does this image suggest about the Central Valley of California

Irrigation supports the area's agricultural production

Which statement explains the significance of this section of the U.S. Constitution

It describes the goals and purposes of the government

Which statement best describes the importance of the Mayflower Compact

It emphasized the importance of common consent, with laws that benefited all of the colonist

Which statement best explains the impact of this amendment on the U.S. governmental system

It extends the republican nature of the state

Country X -Single party controls the state -State limits individuals' choices -State uses propaganda to control population

It has a totalitarian political system

Which statement best explains how the geography of the Southwest has impacted its economy

It has promoted the production of fossil fuels for energy consumption

Which statement best describes the importance of the British Parliament on American ideas about government

It helped develop a tradition of valuing the consent of the governed

Country M -State controlled by a small number of people -Rulers come from the wealthiest social -Rulers inherited their power

It is controlled by a long-standing oligarchic government

"The great and chief end, therefore, of [people] . . . putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property."-John Locke, Second Treatise on Civil Government This excerpt indicates that Locke held which view of government?

It is necessary for the protection of individual rights

Which statement explains the impact of this amendment on the U.S. system of government

It reinforces the federal nature of the system

Which country is located south of the United States across the Rio Grande from the State of Texas

Mexico

Which country is located south of the United States across the Rio Grande from the state of Texas

Mexico

Which statement explains the cause of the conditions described

Non-native species threaten Hawaii's biological diversity

Which physical feature is located to the West of the United States

Pacific Ocean

French and Indian war

Parliament passes new taxes on American colonies

Characteristics of a State -Rules over a clearly defined territory -Has power recognized by other states - ?

Sets policies for it people

Hobbes and Locke both would complete the diagram above with which word or phase

Social Contract

Which statement explains why, during colonial times, large cities emerged on the northeast coast of the United States?

The area consist of inlets, bays. and rivers that provide good ports.

Why are 48 of the states in the United States called contiguous

They are connected to one another

Why did many colonist oppose the Quartering Act of 1765

They had been given no voice in the decision to send troops to the colonies

Which statement accurately describes a difference between the Sun Belt and the Great Lakes regions

While urban areas in the Sun Belt have grown dramatically since World War II, the population has decreased in many cities in Great Lakes region

Every state has which characteristic

a clearly defined territory

Which phrase best describes a limited government

a government established under an obligation to protect individual rights

How did the British attempt to pay down the cost of the French and Indian War in a way that did not anger the colonist

by reducing the duty colonist had to pay for molasses

Which enviromental issue in Alaska is impacted primarily by the trends shown on this graph

concervation of the enviroment

At a town meeting, citizens debate and then vote to decide which books should be used in its high school Which term best describes this action?

direct democracy

Which action would the government most likely take to address the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed

established protected areas for wildlife habitats and repopulation

Magna carta

it included rights that no monarch could take away from the nobles

The English Bill of Rights commitment to which principle

limited government

Governments are formed to solve which problem that exist in the "state of nature"

people must protect themselves constantly from one another

How do dictatorships maintain control over the state

they prevent citizens from exercising their rights

what is the main job of any government

to define rules for the people living within a territory

why might citizens of a U.S. territory seek statehood

to obtain the right to vote in federal elections

What the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765

to raise money for the British government