Gov. Chapter 1

In this type of government, powers are divided between a central and local governments

In this economy, governments own many larger industries & provide education/ health/ welfare

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a state

This is something you must do if called upon

In this type of government, the central authority might allow regional authorities to help govern

This happens after a war when a government is destroyed & rivals are fighting to take its place

This theory states that the power goes to the person or group who wins (usually in battle)

All people have value and are entitled to the same treatment under the law is an example of

Parliamentary governments have ______ branches

In this type of gov., an alliance of independent states join under one governmental entity

Who believed Governments must be responsive and aligned with the general will?

In this type of government, all powers belong to a single central government

Who believed that Governments are designed to control people & protect them from themselves.

In this type of government, the authority is shared by main and regional governments

These are given to us in the constitution to protect us from the government

Who believed governments were designed to protect the people from the government?

This fundemental ideal of democracy makes laws fair for all

all are subject to the same laws is also known as

In this economy, the gov. owns all business & farms & provides healthcare, education & welfare

The process by which a government makes decisions and policies is known as

This fundemental ideal of democracy allows us to act, think, & behave as we want within reason

In this type of democracy, people make decisions on all policy. Only works in small groups.

Typically, the head of a parliamentary government is referred to as

Ruled by a single party, and people are forced to do whatever the government tells them to do

This simply means Power

This theory states that God gave a certain man the power to rule over others.

This theory states that one must be born into a certain bloodline in order to inherite power

In this type of democracy, people elect representatives to make decisions on policy for them.

This government is led by representatives of the voters who are chosen for a set term.

In this type of government, The Executive comes from the legislative branch

This fundemental ideal of democracy means no person is exempt from the laws of the land

Ran by king or queen, who sometimes has absolute power which is passed along through the family

We have the liberty to act, think, believe as we want until we

This fundemental ideal of democracy allows all people to take part in our government

Which of the following is not one of the three components of government?

In this type of government, executive and legislative branches are separate

The term federal is used to describe

In this Economy, people own their own businesses & property & buy services for private use.

In this type of government, the main authority resides in the states

When looking at the foundations of our government, we see that our system was born out of

Under this type of government, there is a protection of individual rights

This you should do as a productive and positive citizen

Ruled by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control

This theory states that people enter into an agreement on who is to govern them

a representative democracy with protection of rights is AKA

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