This word identifies a political community in a precise territory
What is state
100
This system of government divides the powers of government between national and state government
What is Federal system
100
This way of ruling limits individual rights. These men are examples of this kind of rule, Benito mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin
What is Totalitarianism
100
This is the study of how limited resources are used to satisfy peoples seemingly unlimited wants
What is Economics
100
This type of economy happens when the government leaves the economy alone as much as possible
What is laissez faire economy
200
This word means that its government makes and enforces laws without approval from any other authority
What is Sovereignty
200
This system of government gives all the powers to the central government
What is Unitary system
200
This form of government is were one person has great power; a king, queen, or emperor inherits the throne and heads the state.
What is Monarchy
200
This is an economic system in which freedom of choice is emphasized
What is Capitalism
200
The American concept of democracy includes a concern about the tyranny of the majority. The constitution protects the rights of those in the minority as well this is known as
What is majority rule with minority rights
300
This theory involves the philoshpy of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
What is Social Contract Theory
300
This two word phrase refers to a government in which a constitution has authority to place limits on those who govern
What is Constitutional government
300
This is the system of government that is ruled by one person and can be a monarchy or a totalitarian government
What is Autocracy
300
This is an economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, determines the use of resources, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services.
What is Socialism
300
This is a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office.
What is political party
400
This theory includes the belief to oppose the monarch was to oppose God
What is Divine Right Theory
400
This is known as the field of law that studies questions on how to interpret the constitution
What is Constitutional Law
400
This is a sysytem of government in which a small group holds the power
What is Oligarchy
400
This economic system is based on the belief of Karl Marx and the idea that there should only be one class, tghe working class.
What is Communism
400
This means that the government places no limits on the freedom of buyers and sellers to make economic decisions.
What is free market
500
Name three of the four purposes of government
What is
manitain social order, provide public services, provide security and defense, and provide for the economy.
500
This two word phrase describes those areas that are beginning to industrialize
What is Developing Nations
500
The word Democracy comes from the Greek _____ meaning "___ _______" and ________ meaning "____"
What is Demos-"the people" and Kratia -"rule"
500
In Communist nations government planners decide how much to produce, what to produce, and how to distribute the goods and services produced this is called?
What is Command economy
500
For Marx, this term did not just mean the middle class, but the middle class as owners of industrial capital-the means necessary to produce industrial goods.