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B. Force Theory This theory holds that government emerged when all the people in an area wer
forced to accept the authority of one person or group.
C. Divine Right Theory Many civilizations believed that God or gods chose rulers. According to
theory, God created the state and chose those born to royalty to rule it.
D. Social Contract Theory According to certain political thinkers, government came about when
agreed to a social contract. The people gave the state the power needed to maintain order. Th
in turn, agreed to protect its citizens. John Locke, a political writer in the 1600s, argued that
government failed to preserve the rights of the people, the people could break the social cont
American colonists used Locke's argument to justify the break with their British rulers.
3. On which theory is the government of the United States based? Explain your answer.
The Purposes of Government (page 9)
A government makes decisions that are binding on all its citizens to carry out the following pui

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after a more than a decade and a half of combating al qaeda (aq) in afghanistan and pakistan,

the united states faces a diverse array of threats from al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and

africa. while senior al qaeda figures reportedly remain based in pakistan, the network includes

a number of affiliates across the middle east and africa including al qaeda in the arabian

peninsula (aqap), al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and al shabaab. al qaeda also

retains a small but possibly growing presence in afghanistan. u.s. officials have stated that al

qaeda still maintains a foothold in syria through its ties to hay’at tahrir al sham (formerly

known as the nusra front), though the exact nature of that relationship may be evolving. this

report examines the threat posed by al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa as described

by u.s. officials and outside observers, as well as the u.s. approach to date in responding to these

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