Unitary authority Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSC 100 Nevada Constitution Final Exam with Complete Solutions 3 systems of government unitary, confederate, federal Federal system of government divides power between a national government and state governments (used by United States) Unitary system of government power is concentrated in a central government Confederation system of government regional government retains autonomy and cantral government gets its authority from regional government Sovereignty Ultimate governing q...

This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries. a. sovereignty b. social contract c. consensus d. democracy - Answer-a. sovereignty This is the institution through which the state maintains social order. a. republic b. sovereignty c. politics d. government - Answer-d. government This is not a theory of origin of the state. a. ruler's right theory b. social contract theory c. divine right theory d. evolutionary theory - Answer-a. ruler...

PSCI 1100 Midterm 1 Exam with Complete Answers Federalism - Answer-Federalism is a political system in which authority is allocated to the national government and subnational governments. Hybrid arrangement that mixes elements of a confederation, in which lower-level governments possess primary authority, and unitary government, in which the national government monopolizes constitutional authority Compromise of the nation's fear of centralized power (Britain) but also the lack of productivi...

GOVT 200 - Ferdon Exam 7Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Rule of Law - correct answer What are the three unwritten concepts essential to the meaning and purpose of the Constitution? Federalism - correct answer What is a government in which political authority is divided between national and regional government? State governments - correct answer Which governments carry on activities that most directly affect its citizens? United States - correct answer What was the earliest federal...

PSCI 1101 Exam 1 with Correct Answers Natural Liberties - Answer-As human beings, we are born with certain rights that the government has no right to take away from us Came from nature or from G-d Fearful it would be seen as an exhaustive set of liberties Civil Liberties - Answer-Outlined by the law--Basic political freedoms that protect citizens from governmental abuses of power Sovereign Power - Answer-The supreme power of an independent state to regulate its internal affairs withou...

GOVT 200 - Ferdon Exam 7Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Rule of Law - correct answer What are the three unwritten concepts essential to the meaning and purpose of the Constitution? Federalism - correct answer What is a government in which political authority is divided between national and regional government? State governments - correct answer Which governments carry on activities that most directly affect its citizens? United States - correct answer What was the earliest federal...

TTUISD Government cbe study guidePublic policy - correct answer is all of the goals a government sets and the various courses of action it pursues as it attempts to realize these goals. state - correct answer is a body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority. Sovereignty - correct answer is having supreme power within its own territory; neither subordinate nor responsible to any other a...

_______ prevents a concentration of power by dividing authority between the state and federal governments. a. Democracy b. Judicial review c. Federalism d. A system of checks and balances - ️️c. Federalism ________ is the idea that citizens get involved in the political process because they want to be part of the volunteer organizations that make up the civil society that enables communities to flourish. a. Civic interest b. Political culture c. Self-interest d. Public agenda ...

Local government - types of council - 201 District councils (e.g. North Devon District Council) 27 County councils (e.g. Devon County Council) 55 Unitary authorities (e.g. Cornwall) 36 Metropolitan districts (e.g. Salford City Council) 32 London boroughs (E.g. Camden Council) +2 (City of London and Isles of Scilly) 353 major councils in England (excluding Parish/ Town councils - there are 9,000/ 10,000 of them) Two-tier authority - Structure of local government Two-tiers of governance -...

Confederate Government - Ans Power given to the states. The national government is weak. Type of the government the south had during the civil war. Federal Government - Ans a system in which power is shared among state and national authorities Unitary Government - Ans type of government that centralizes all the powers of government into one central authority