West E Social Studies

Sovereignty correct answer: the right of a group to be free of outside interference Machiavelli correct answer: believed a good ruler understands that immoral acts must sometimes be done to ensure public good Legitimacy derives from POWER John Locke correct answer: believed Gov legitimacy derives from the CONSENT of the people Social Contract Social Contract correct answer: if a government loses consent from the people, then revolution is appropriate and justified Montesquieu c...

Real GDP per capita correct answer: value of national output divided by population Traditional Economy correct answer: based on beliefs and customs command economy correct answer: based on central goals from a ruler or ruling class market economy correct answer: pricing is decentralized and based on individuals or individual groups Market forces correct answer: behavior of buyers and sellers effects level of prices without government of artificial influence Open market correc...

What did Aristotle and Plato believe about political science? correct answer: It would lead to order in political matters and that this organized order would create stable, just societies How did Thomas Aquinas influence political study? correct answer: He adapted the ideas of Aristotle to a Christian perspective. Focused on having certain rights and responsibilities. Laid the groundwork for what would become modern constitutionalism. How did Niccolo Machiavelli influence political study...

What are the five themes of geography? correct answer: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region Location correct answer: Both absolute and relative Absolute Location correct answer: The exact position of an object or place, measured within the spatial coordinates of a grid system. lines of latitude correct answer: run East to West; but measure North to South; an example is the Equator -Circle the globe horizontally lines of longitude correct answer: imag...

Orthography correct answer: The study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words. Phonology correct answer: The system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language. Morphology correct answer: The study of the forms of words. Syntax correct answer: The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences Semantics correct answer: The study of language meaning Factors that influence success in language le...

What is the Global Positioning System? correct answer: The GPS is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites What is a Geographic Information system? correct answer: A computer system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data What are the five themes of Geog...

What did Aristotle and Plato believe about political science? - It would lead to order in political matters and that this organized order would create stable, just societies How did Thomas Aquinas influence political study? - He adapted the ideas of Aristotle to a Christian perspective. Focused on having certain rights and responsibilities. Laid the groundwork for what would become modern constitutionalism. How did Niccolo Machiavelli influence political study? - He wrote The Prince and wa...