Name the upper house of Parliament
House of Lords
From whom does civil government receive its authority?
God
the people rule indirectly through elected representatives
Indirect democracy
the ruler is limited by a constitution
constitutional monarchy
What bird symbolizes America's strength, power, and freedom?
bald eagle
What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?
Puritan ( or Protestant )
work ethic
The people and their representatives are limited by a constitution
constitutional republic
God rules directly
Theocracy
Which Amendment to the Constitution is the separation of church and state based on?
First Amendment
an economic system in which the government controls the nation's resources and its means of production
socialism
In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will meditate upon the laws of God and obey them?
Joshua 1:8
What word describes the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?
Heritage
The people rule directly by popular vote
direct democracy
the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority
dictatorship
Who said,"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country"?
John F. Kennedy
What is another name for the Ten Commandments?
Decalogue
What document, for the first time in English history, placed the king under the law of the land
Magna Carta
What word means "our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty?
allegiance
Name the totalitarian dictatorship in which all power is vested in one ruler
Fascism
a dictatorship that controls all aspects of society
totalitarian dictatorship
What word literally means "the people rule"
democracy
What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies
county
Name the lower house of Parliament
House of Commons
What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme court?
Ten Commandments
What was the first representative assembly in the colonies
House of Burgesses