Types of Government
A political system where people rule
What is Democracy?
System controlled by private individuals (Free Market)
What is Capitalism?
The original people living in the Americas
Who are First People/Native Americans?
Goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply
What is a Common Good?
All citizens vote on legislation
What is direct democracy?
Only a small number of often wealthy individuals are able to participate in government
What is an oligarchy?
All goods and services are monitored by the government but some free use is available
What is socialism?
The first people to immigrate to the Americas
Who were the colonists?
Goods provided by private businesses that can be used only by those who pay for them
What is a private good?
Strong support, or even blind allegiance, for a particular political party
What is partisanship?
One ruler that comes from inherited power.
What is Monarchy?
The government controls and owns all goods and services
What is communism?
What Act kept Asians from immigrating to the U.S?
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Goods provided by government that anyone can use and that are available to all without charge
What is a public good?
Power is with the citizens
What is popular sovereignty?
The government is ruled by one person who is non-elected
What is an autocracy?
The economy in which private individuals and companies hold power (similar to capitalism)
What is market economy?
Until what war could nonwhites become naturalized citizens
What is WWII?
A good that is available to many people but is used only by those who can pay the price to do so
What is a toll good?
People are voted on to represent a larger group of people in government
What is representative democracy?
A political system in which the government is more important than the people.
What is totalitarianism?
Government controls all transactions and activities
What people were looked upon but allowed entry to become laborers?
Who is South and Eastern Europeans?
What type of good is a private school?
What is a toll good?
What is efficacy?