Foundations of American Government GR
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United States Government
Government and the State
Directions: Read Chapter 1 Section 1 Government and the State (pages 4 – 10) in the text book and
answer the following questions.
1. What is government?
2. What are public policies?
3. What are some examples of public policy?
4. What are the three basic powers each government has? What do each of these powers do?
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5. What does a government’s constitution do?
6. What is the difference between a dictatorship and a democracy?
7. What did Aristotle observe about man?
8. What is the difference between politics and government?
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Foundations of American Government GR
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9. What are the four characteristics of a state?
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10. What does it mean when we say that a country is a sovereign state?
11. What are the four theories of the origin of a state?
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12. What are the six purposes of the American system of government outlined in the Preamble of the
United States Constitution?
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