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A form of government where a supreme being is recognized as the supreme ruler who creates laws of religious beliefs.
What is a theocracy?
A system of government where power belongs to the people, who exercise it either directly or through elected representatives.
What is a democracy?
The political principle that a government's legitimacy and right to use power are justified only when agreed upon by the people over whom that power is exercised.
What is consent of the governed?
A system of political organization where ultimate supreme authority and power are concentrated in a single central national government. The central government holds all the power.
What is a unitary distribution of power?
A political and economic system that aims to build a classless society where major resources and means of production are owned by the public or the state rather than private individuals.
What is communism?
A form of government where a single person, known as a monarch serves as the head of state for life.
What is a monarchy?
A political system where power seats in a single leader or a small ruling group, and citizens have limited political rights.
What is authoritarianism?
A system where citizens elect officials to make laws, debate issues m and govern on their behalf.
What is a representative government?
A system where power is divided between a central national authority and smaller regional units like states or provinces. The power is split between both the state and central government.
What is a federal distribution of power?
An economic system where a central government makes all decisions about what ot produce, how much to charge, and how to distribute goods and services.
What is a command economy?
A form of government where power rests with a small amount of people.
What is an oligarchy?
A political system where the state tries to control every part of public and private life.
What is totalitarianism?
A political principle that divides government responsibilities into distinct independent branches to prevent any single branch from holding all the power.
What is the separation of powers?
A system of political organization where sovereign states or regional governments hold most of the power. The regional or state governments hold most of the power.
What is a confederal distribution of power?
What is private property?
A system of government where citizens vote directly on laws and policies instead of electing representatives to make choices for them.
What is a direct democracy?
The difference between totalitarianism and authoritarianism.
What is totalitarianism tries to control everything down to your thoughts whereas authoritarianism mainly focuses on political control.
The official branch or body of government that has the power to make, change and repeat laws.
What is the legislative branch.
And economic system where private individuals and businesses own the tools and resources used for productions, and market prices are set by supply and demand.
What is capitalism/market economy?
The rivalry among sellers trying to achieve goals like higher profits, increased sales, and a larger market share by offering the best possible terms on price, quality, and service.
What is competition?
A system where citizens elect officials to make laws, debate issues, and govern on their behalf.
What is a representative government?
Fundamental freedoms and moral claims belonging to every person by virtue of being human, designed to protect people from interference by the government or other individuals.
What is individual rights?
The branch responsible for enforcing, carrying out, and administering laws and public policies.
What is the executive branch?
An economic and political system where the community or government owns and controls the major means of production and distribution.
What is socialism?
The core economic model that determines the price and quantity of goods and services in a market based on consumer desire and producer availability.
What is supply and demand.