State
What are the 4 essential feature of a state?
Government, Population, Territory, and Sovereignty
People own the means of production (private ownership and free enterprise)
What is Capitalism.
The police, courts, and national guard are an example of what purpose of government?
Maintain social order
What type of government is ruled by one person? (General name)
Autocracy
The type of democracy the USA has.
Representative Democracy
What system of government only has a small group of leaders?
Oligarchy
Government owns the basic means of production but people are free to choose to start a business.
What is Socialism.
T or F: Providing public services is a purpose of government.
True
What type of government is ruled by the people?
A Democracy
Vote directly on issues (ex. Ancient Greece).
Direct Democracy
A group of people united by race, language, custom, tradition and sometimes religion is best described as?
A Nation
Government owns all means of production and keep all profits.
What is communism.
Taxes are an example of what purpose of government?
Making economic decisions
What are the two subtypes of autocracies?
Totalitarian Dictators and Absolute Monarchs
T or F: A favorable economy is an foundation of democracy.
A political community that has set boarders, a government that can set and enforce laws.
What is a State?
The Former USSR (Soviet Union) is an example of what economic type?
What is Communism.
The military, CIA and NSA are examples of what purpose of government?
Provide National Security
China is an example of what type of government?
Oligarchy
Volunteer firefighters, the lions club, Kiwanis club are examples of what foundation of democracy?
T or F: The state needs to be the supreme and absolute authority within the territory.
True
Singapore is an example of what economic type?
Capitalism
How many purposes of government did we identify in this class?
Four
Iran is an example of this type of government? (Think specific)
What is a Theocracy?
What are the four characteristics of democracy?
People have individual liberty, majority rule with minority rights, free elections, and competing political parties.