Government midterm

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.