Chapter One: Principles of Government (Test)

Power to make laws

legislative power

A ___ holds certain rights and responsibilities in a state

citizen

What is indirect democracy?

It is when a group of people is chosen to express the will of the people at a national level

The court case that signaled that separate but equal was

Plessy v. Ferguson

Government according to the number of people who can participate

democracy

Which government has separate central and local government?

Federal

6 principals of the constitution

popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism

___ is when one person holds all the power

dictatorship

What is a constitutional monarchy?

The King/Queen is limited by law and shares power with elected officials

What is the difference between a duty and a responsibility?

Duty is a moral/legal obligation but a responsibility is a task that a citizen SHOULD carry out.

Four characteristics of a state

population, territory, sovereignty, government

3 duties of a citizen

Serve the military (males), serve the jury, and go to school

The idea that the largest group will be right more often than wrong

Majority/popular vote

Several states joined together

confederation

has separate and equal legislative and executive powers

presidential system

Who is a citizen?

Anyone who is born into a country or someone who has gone through legal measures to prove loyalty to a country. Someone who is a part of a country

How is democracy and the free enterprise system related?

Democracy is when people have rights and voice to vote for things that benefit them, and so a free enterprise is like a democracy because the citizens voice and choose to have businesses separate from the government.

Basic Concepts of Democracy

worth of the individual, equality of all persons, majority rule minority rights, necessity of compromise, individual freedom

Principals of free enterprise

owner control, profit for owners, private propriety rights

Six Functions of Government

Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure our blessings of liberty.

Define capitalism

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

An ___ is a small group holding power

Oligarchy

An ___ is a government with all power that belongs to one central agency

unitary

Basic powers of government

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

several states joined together

confederation

What is the true economic system in the US?

Mixed economy

The power to carry laws

executive power

Difference in parliamentary and presidential government

Parliamentary has members from the executive branch that is apart from the legislative branch. There is usually a prime minister as the leader. Presidential: Executive and legislative branch are separate but equal, president is the leader.

4 theories of how states arose

force theory, evolutionary theory, divine right, social contract

The power to decide the meaning of laws

judicial power