Types of Government
The United Kingdom has what type of democracy?
Parliamentary Democracy
Organizations that try to influence government policies and decisions are called?
Interest Groups
Borders that follow natural boundaries such as rivers, lakes, and mountains are called ______________.
Physical Borders
A written plan outlining the government's purposes, power, and limitations is called ________________.
Ancient Athens had a(n) _____________ democracy which made decisions through a process of majority rule.
Direct
North Korea's leader has complete authoritarian rule over their people and all aspects of society, which is an example of which government?
Totalitarian Government
The UN promotes human rights and provides _________________ to people in distress.
Humanitarian Aid
Which of the following is an example of a human border?
A coordinate
A river
A lake
A coordinate.
Human rights abuses occur most in which type of government?
Unlimited Government
When the United States and Cuba disagreed on military actions, government decisions, and enforced an embargo on goods... this was an example of failed _____________?
Diplomacy
Form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by the majority.
Democracy
After World War II ended, what organization was created with the goal to promote peace and security around the globe?
United Nations
Human borders are set on cultural (based on cultural traits), and _______________ (based on latitude and longitude).
Geometric
One of the civic rights and responsibilities as an US citizen is the right to choose our elected officials, this is called?
Voting
Great Britain and France declared war on Germany, after Germany invaded Poland in 1939. The decision to go to war was based on their ____________.
Foreign Policy
The United States is a ____________________ democracy, because elected officials hold office and speak for the people.
Representative
____________ was formed when ally nations came together to stop the spread of communism.
NATO
The Red River is what type of border?
Physical
When do presidential elections occur?
Every 4 years.
Governments that have complete authority over a geographic area, such as the Cherokee Tribe, is called _____________________.
Sovereign Nations
A limited government puts legal limits on its ______________.
Power
The two major political parties in the US include the Democrats and ______________.
Republicans
The spread of culture traits from one region to another is called what?
Culture Diffusion
One of the duties as an US citizen is to serve on ____________ if called to do so during a trial.
Jury Duty
One of the duties as an US citizen is to register for Selective Service which is a ___________ to select 18-year-old males to serve in the military in the event of a war.
Draft