Chapter 1 What is Government ?
This is the main purpose of government that includes making laws and keeping order.
What is organizing society?
The early civilization in Mesopotamia that created one of the first governments.
Who were the Sumerians?
The city-state where democracy first developed.
What is Athens?
The system where kings gave land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service.
What is feudalism?
The time period when thinkers used reason to understand government and society.
What is the Enlightenment (Age of Reason)?
A political system where one person has total control, such as a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
Workers who help run the daily activities of government.
What are bureaucrats?
The type of democracy where citizens vote directly on laws.
What is direct democracy?
Land granted by a lord to a vassal.
What is a fief?
The idea that government power comes from an agreement between citizens and rulers.
What is the social contract?
The belief that a monarch’s power comes from God.
What is divine right?
The Babylonian ruler who created a famous written set of laws.
Who was Hammurabi?
The meeting where Athenian citizens debated and voted on issues.
What is the Assembly?
The document signed by King John in 1215 that limited his power.
What is the Magna Carta?
The philosopher who believed people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
A government system where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is a representative democracy (republic)?
The written set of laws created to bring order and fairness in Babylon
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The government system Rome adopted after removing its kings.
What is a republic?
The religious movement started by Martin Luther that split Christianity.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
The document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the American colonies independent.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This economic and political system tried to create a classless society and was used in the Soviet Union.
What is communism?
The Chinese emperor who unified China and created a centralized government.
Who was Shihuangdi?
The two main groups in Roman society that struggled for political power.
Who were the patricians and plebeians?
The practice of paying the Church to reduce punishment for sins
What are indulgences?
The system that divides government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?