Social Studies Chapter 3 lesson 2

In an ------- NOBODY is in control or EVERYBODY is in control depending how you look at it.

A form of government where ONE leader has ABSOLUTE power

Name two customs from your culture

What holidays do we celebrate to honor the heroes and heroines of the US culture?

How is culture part of your life?

Important outward display of culture

_____ shapes how we view the world.

Governments around the world SHARE certain features like_____

How many different languages are spoken around the world?

A type of government run by the people

How do cultures change over time?

a small group of people

T or F: A government can be both a monarchy and an anarchy at the same time.

Can you be part of more than one culture?

Greek word that means "GOD"

In a Dictatorship, the leader usually ______ power

A set of laws that define and often limits a government's power

A group of people with common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background

A type of democracy where there are NO representatives.

Most countries are too ________ for a direct democracy to work.

A system of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen

Can people who speak the same language ALWAYS understand the other dialects of their language?

A REGIONAL VARIETY of language with unique features as vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation.

A government where the power of the king or queen is LIMITED by law

Name the 6 major world religions

What makes culture unique?

A government that recognizes god or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

A geographic AREA in which people have certain traits in common.

Citizens hold the political power in this type of government

A government controlled by a SMALL GROUP of people

T or F: An Oligarchy can include representative democracy.

____ has a major influence on how people of a culture see the world

A body that makes and enforces laws.

Mark important events and enable people to CELEBRATE their heritage

Junta often uses _____ (small group) to rule a country after taking it over by force

The rights that belong to ALL individuals

T or F: A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy.

King or queen inherit the thrown by BIRTH and have COMPLETE control

Process by which nations, cultures, and economies become integrated or mixed.

T or F: A democracy can have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time.

A set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group

An example of a cultural region is____

How many major religions are there?

A constitutional Monarchy has a _______ that defines and often limits the government's power.

Languages spoken in many parts of the world

Most cultures have CLEARLY DEFINED ROLLS for their members. TRUE OR FALSE

T or F: An Oligarchy can be like a dictatorship

There are no countries that have anarchy as their form of government, True or False

Citizens are DIRECTLY INVOLVED in the day to day work of governing the country

What controls the use of natural resources and defines how goods are produced and distributed?

A form of democracy where citizens elect government leaders to REPRESENT the people

A dictatorship can also be a democracy.

T or F: Theocracy can co-exist with democracy

A theocracy can also be a _____

A powerful form of communication.

T or F: Theocracy can co-exist with monarchy