SSCG1/2
Government system where power is concentrated within the national government and they assign power to the state/regional govts
Unitary
What is popular sovereignty
People maintain all the power
Who has the power to set rules related to education
States
What type of government works to glorify their country and forcefully take territory and resources to advance their cause
Fascism
Autocracy-one person rule
Oligarchy-rule by elite few
Which house of Congress best represents the idea of popular sovereignty
House of Representatives
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Who has the power to regulate commerce within the state
States
How do totalitarian regimes differ from democratic regarding society
Totalitarian-people have no rights and freedoms
Democracy-people have rights and freedoms that can be limited
What is the difference in how the executive is chosen in a presidential and parliamentary system
Presidential-citizens elect executive
Parliamentary-legislative selects executive
Civil liberties
2/3rds vote in House and Senate
What is the Supremacy Clause
State laws cannot override federal laws
How do totalitarian and democratic governments differ in who controls the media
Totalitarian-single leader controls all media and uses it for propaganda
Democratic-people control the media
What did the Magna Carta place limits on
The king (created limited govt)
Which amendments protect the rights of the accused (4 of them total)
4, 5, 6, 8
Who must initiate all tax laws
Congress
What is the main argument used by states who disagree with actions of the federal government
Federal government is overstepping their constitutional power
What are people allowed to do in a democracy when they disagree with government actions/decisions (2 ways)
Speak out/petition/assemble peacefully
Vote in new leaders
What did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both believe in?
What are 3 ways the Constitution fixed the Articles of Confederation
Ability to tax
How can the Legislative Branch check the Judicial
Confirmation of judges
What are the two ways an amendment can be proposed
two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress or by a convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures
How do totalitarian leaders come to power? (3 ways)
Economic instability
Suppress the opposition through military or force
Charismatic promises and ideology