chapter one government test

Constitutional Monarchy

Constitutional Monarchy

Have a King/Queen but have representatives who run the actual government

Dictatorship

Power in hands of one person and ruler has total control

Direct Democracy

All citizens cast vote directly on gov’t issues & laws, can exist only in small society where it is practical for everyone to assemble, discuss, & vote

Monarchy

One person has great power; king, queen, emperor inherits throne

Oligarchy

Authoritarian gov’t gives power to a few or political party

Representative Democracy

People elect representatives & give them responsibility to make laws & conduct gov’t

Theocracy

Run by religious figures

Totalitarian Régime

the government has total control of the country

Nation

sizable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion

Country/State

political community that occupies definite territory & has organized government and has sovereignty (makes & enforces its own laws without approval from any other authority)

government

Set of rules and regulations to maintain order

Capitalism

Private ownership and profit-seeking

Economy

the study of how people use their resources to get what they want and need

Socialism

Collective or governmental control over much of the economy

Communism

Complete public ownership; absence of class distinctions

Legislature

Another word for law

Population

States must have people, without them, theres no one to govern and no reason

Territory

State has established boundaries, exact boundaries are sometimes disputed and can lead to war

Sovereignty

State has supreme and absolute authority within its boundaries, has complete independence and power to make laws and foreign powers

Citizen Participation

 voting, debating issues, attending community meetings

Rule of Law

no one above the law: not a king, elected president, police officer, military, everyone must obey law & held accountable, Laws are known by people -> equally, fairly, consistently enforced

Accountability

Officials make decisions & perform duties according to will & wishes of people they represent, not for themselves or friends

Analyzing Why is the United States government considered a representative democracy rather than a direct democracy?

Because we vote for individuals who represent us and citizens have a say of who is in office

Contrasting How is socialism different from communism?

Difference is, how much control government has over it’s citizens, socialism, 50%, communism, complete control of what is going in or out of the country

Ancient Athens

Started the first form of representative democracy

England

 The reason we wanted to built our own set of rules/constitution & declaration of independence

John Locke

protection of the natural rights (life, liberty, and property)

four different economic systems

Capitalism, socialism, communism, and mixed economies

capitalism

emphasizes private ownership of production factors, minimal government interference

Mixed economies

Mixed economies blend elements of capitalism and socialism

Communism

complete public ownership; absence of class distinction