Unit 4 Essential Questions Review

Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture notes on governance, rights, and responsibilities.

Divine Kingship

The concept where a ruler is regarded as a god or enlightened being, providing religious legitimacy for absolute power.

Mandala

A political structure used in South East Asia, often relating to the interconnectedness of political entities.

Enlightenment Thinkers

Philosophers like John Locke and Thomas Hobbes who believed in rationality and natural rights, advocating for government to protect life, liberty, and property.

Social Contract

The theory that if a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, they have the right to revolt.

Parliamentary Democracy

A political system inherited from British colonial policies, characterized by a parliament as the central form of governance.

Zamindari System

A British colonial land tenure system that created economic disparity between landowning elites and the poor in India.

Nordic Model

A universally funded welfare state characterized by high taxes and providing access to services like education, healthcare, and social security.

Responsibilities of Governors

Include enforcing laws, collecting taxes, protecting citizens' natural rights, and being accountable and transparent.

Rights of Citizens

Natural rights, due process, and political participation, including the responsibility to obey laws and pay taxes.