
Purpose of Government
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History
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8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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25 Slides • 22 Questions
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Multiple Choice
individuals who lead the people form the ....
state
nation
government
people
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Multiple Select
individuals who lead the people are given authority by ....
Select all that apply
birth
election
appointment
other means
mother nature
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Multiple Choice
The rules made by a government and the methods it uses to enforce those rules are called ....
state
nation
government
public policy
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Multiple Choice
The study of how a government makes and enforces public policy is called
politics
people
authority
public policy
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Multiple Choice
What time is this assignment due by?
7 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
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Multiple Select
The state’s government ......
Select all that apply
makes the rules
enforces the rules
controls the military
handles relations with the governments of other states
votes for other state's leaders
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Fill in the Blanks
What is your topic of this lesson? Spelling and grammar matter.
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
____ natural rights and that governments have a responsibility to protect those rights.
Locke
Hobbes
Washington
Jefferson
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Fill in the Blanks
English philosopher
Type answer...
SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!
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Multiple Choice
True or False. John Locke wrote the book Leviathan (1651), about the need for what he called a social contract between governments and the governed.
True
False
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Fill in the Blanks
Locke believed people are born with
Type answer...
SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!
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Fill in the Blanks
Locke believed people are born with
Type answer...
SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!
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Fill in the Blanks
Hobbes and Locke agreed that one of the most important roles of government was to
Type answer...
SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!
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Multiple Select
Hobbes and Locke believed that people needed a strong government to keep them from turning into _____
Select all that apply.
Locke
criminals
savage animals
a strong nation
a chaotic mess
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Fill in the Blanks
This theory states that without the consent of the governed, no government will succeed. What is it?
SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Locke’s writings influenced Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the ______
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Leviathan
Two Treatises of Government
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Multiple Choice
Believed a government’s primary role was protecting its state from being attacked.
Hobbes
Locke
Leviathan
Machiavelli
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Poll
What should governments provide money, food, and shelter for some or all citizens? Schools? Healthcare?
Choose only one.
Money
Food
Shelter
School
Healthcare
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Open Ended
1. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.
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Open Ended
2. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.
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Open Ended
3. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.
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Open Ended
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