Government Foundations

The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces decisions that are binding on all people living within the state can best be described as the _____.

Which theory stated that those who were born into a royal family were selected by God to rule?

Any system of government in which a few people or a small group holds power is called ______.

The form of government in the United States is called _______.

What is a type of government in which the people rule themselves?

Which type of government is a republic, people are elected to represent us in the decision making?

Which type of government shares power between a central government, state, and local governments?

Which theory suggests government power evolved from the family, or the head of a family?

All of the following are principles of democracy EXCEPT