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Majority rule
parties representing the majority make most laws
mixed economy
combines elements of capitalism and socialism
federal system
national and state governments share power
state
community with organized government in a territory
communist state
all economic decisions made by the government
social contract theory
states exist to serve their people
voting
right and responsibility of citizenship
monarchy
one person inherits throne and heads the state
economic assistance
food stamps or rent subsidies
democracy
the people rule directly or through representatives
Which of these defines Switzerland as a sovereign state?
It has a central government that creates laws for the entire nation.
1986 the country of Greece implemented decentralization, dividing the country into regions, each with its own administrative unit. Before 1986, the country of Greece was most likely which of these?
unitary system
Moses
said laws should be applied equally to all people
Articles of Confederation
created a "league of friendship" among the states
boycott
an agreement not to buy goods from a specific source
New Jersey Plan
supported by the small states
Three-Fifths Compromise
said that slaves would be counted as less than a whole person
Alexander Hamilton
wrote public letters in support of the proposed Constitution
Virginia Plan
supported by the large states
John Locke
stated that people had "natural rights"
charter
constitution containing rules for a government
Bill of Rights
constitutional amendments that protected individual freedoms
The Magna Carta recognized the principle of limited government because it
restricted the power of the monarchy
One way that the English Bill of Rights expanded on the Magna Carta was by
stating that the monarch must have Parliament's consent to levy taxes.
What did Britain do in response to the French and Indian War that caused the colonists to boycott British goods?
Britain increased the colonists' taxes.
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