Government is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
Every government has and exercises three basic kinds of power:
1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
1. Population
2. Territory
3. Government
4. Sovereignty
Force Theory / Evolutionary Theory / Divine Right Theory /
Social Contract Theory
The purpose of the U.S. Government can be found in the Preamble to the Constitution
Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Preamble to the Constitution is the obligation to
a. keep the executive and legislative branches of government separate.
b. create an autocratic form of government.
c. defend the country against Americans who oppose its policies.
d. provide for justice and the people's general welfare.
The individual 50 States lack which basic characteristic of a state?
a. government c. Constitution
b. sovereignty d. defined population
Which of the following is among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution?
a. defending the nation against foreign enemies
b. insuring order and domestic tranquility
c. promoting the general welfare of the citizens
d. all of the above
Answers = D / B / D