Civics - Ch. 1

Role a government might play in a mixed economy?

While socialism provides many social services, they also

The rule of law guarantees that

Democratic government gains its strenght from

A constitutional government is a limited government because

A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government.

Describing a type of government in which power is controlled by a small group of people.

What makes Ohio different from Japan?

Which of the following is performed almost exclusively by the federal government.

A state without government and laws.

Government owns the basic means of production, distributes wages, and provides social services.

Which of these terms would best represent Karl Marx's theory of communism?

Before Greece decentralized, dividing into regions with their own administrative units, it most likely had a

An army puts its general in charge of the government. Which theory explains this?

In a purely communist country, the state would

A system in which the government regulates private enterprise.

Which principle of democracy establishes freedom of speech?

Type of democracy where the people elect representatives and give them the responsibility to make laws.

The rules that governments make for their citizens to follow are called

An economic system that emphasizes freedom of choice and individual incentive.

A written plan that provides the rules for government.

Why is a constitution considered an incomplete guide?

Because democratic gov. represent their citizens, a core principle of democracy is

The study of how people and nations use their limited resources to attempt to satisfy wants and needs.

The development of socialism was a reaction to

A state has sovereignty when it is able to do which of the following?

An institution that has the power to make and enforce laws.

In a social contract, people give up certain freedoms in exchange for

John Locke's definition of the social contract theory.

Type of government that controls all aspects of economic, political, and social lives.

Governments provide a way for individuals to resolve their conflicts with each other through

System in which the central government directs all major economic decisions.

Which of the following individuals is most closely associate with communism?

Citizen's life under an authoritarian government.

Theory that suggests the State exists to protect and serve their people.

Governments can be classified as falling on a spectrum with authoritarian on one end and this on the other.

Type of democracy where all citizens cast a vote on government issues and law.

What pushed the US government to get involved in the economy in the 1930s?

Why does the US not have a purely capitalistic society?

In which type of economic system does government play the smallest role?

The US Constitution is notable in that it is

Group of people united by bonds of race, language, customs, etc.

A person who believes the right to rule comes from God believes in this theory of government.