American Government

An economic/political system where the government controls everything in the economy and all workers are equal.

The supreme law of our country is the Bill of Rights.

Socialist governments control all means of production.

An economic system based on individual rights and the desire to make a profit 

Which theory of the origins of government sees government rulers as representative of God?

A strong central government makes all of the laws with weaker state and local governments there to uphold them.

Which of the following are characteristics of a parliamentary type of government?

Unitary systems are almost always dictatorships.

In a unitary political system, governing power is concentrated primarily in:       

Which is a description of a Confederate system

Each individual has a vote on EVERYTHING in a:

Every government has five universal purposes that they all must full fill, such as protection and public services.

A ruler who has INHERITED complete and unlimited power to rule the people.

A system of government in which the power and authority to rule rests in the hands of a single individual.

An economic system in which the government owns basic means of production but values human rights, and free elections.

All of the following are basic purposes of government EXCEPT:

An Absolute Monarchs are elected by the people.

Communism requires fear and violence.

Which theory of the origins of government sees government as developing naturally as an extension of the family?

This type of government the people/citizens hold the power of the government, most of the time through elections.

The goals of our government are found in the Preamble.

A union of states that are loosely tied together, this was our first type of government. 

 A system of government in which voters hold power. This power is then given to elected representatives.

What is the definition of sovereignty?

Which theory of the origins of government states that government was a “voluntary act of free men”?

The type of government that has different levels of government, such as federal, state and local.

Which of the following are characteristics of a presidential type of government?

The system of government that most closely matches ours is a federal government.

The institution through which the state (country) makes and enforces laws.

The opening words of the Constitution, “We the people…” reflects which of the following principles?

Which theory of the origins of government sees government as a result of warfare and conquest?

Which of the following most influenced Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence?

The US is an example of lassaiz-faire capitalism.