Principles
Is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
Government
Is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
Autocracy
Mostly rich upper-class, landowning aristocrats
Patricians
Holds that a majority will be right more often than it will be wrong
Majority rule
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen inspired which Disney film?
Frozen
What are public policies?
It is all things that a government does
What are the 3 most important characteristics that political scientists use to classify governments?
Who, Where, Relationship between legislative and Executive branches
How long did the Roman Republic operate?
400 plus years
To what are citizens entitled under the democratic concept of equality?
opportunity and law
What term is used to describe writers, such as Upton Sinclair, who exposed the suffering of the poor in early 20th-century America?
Muckraker
What is sovereignty?
That is, it has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies
What is the most important feature of a democracy?
The people have the power
Which form of government had become most prevalent in Europe in 1490?
Monarchies
What is the most basic duty of a US citizen?
To follow the law
Which Mexican painter was most known for her self-portraits?
Frida Kahlo
How does the divine right of kings theory relate to the Declaration of Independence?
Both believe that God has ordained their type of government
How is power distributed in a Federal government?
Federal, State, Local
What is a legitimate government?
The belief of the people that a government has the right to make public policy
What are the 4 factors of the free enterprise system?
Private ownership, Individual initiative, profit, Competition
What literary mash-up features Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy fighting against a growing tide of reanimated dead?
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
What are the 3 basic types of power that many governments have?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
How does a direct democracy differ from an indirect democracy?
Direct- everyone votes on everything
Indirect- People vote for representatives to vote on their behalf
How is feudalism different from popular sovereignty?
Feudalism- one person rules over everyone
Popular sovereignty- The people have the power
Why is democracy the political system of the US government?
Because we believe it to be the most efficient and best of the the different systems
What wealthy feathered cartoon character did Forbes magazine estimate would be worth $44.1 billion in 2011?
Scrooge McDuck