Economic Basics
Types & Forms of Government
Mix 1
History
Mix 2
100
"The government makes all economic decisions"
Command Economy
100
“State governments hold most of the power in this form of government”
Confederation
100

What word means "a type of society where no government exists--often leading to chaos"?

What is Anarchy

100
The philosopher that influenced our Declaration with the idea that Government should protect LIFE, LIBERTY, and Property
Who was John Locke?
100
What word describes "a document that lists what the government can and cannot do"?
What is the Constitution
200
“Economic decisions are determined by prior customs—usually associated with agricultural societies”
Traditional Economy
200
“Instead of voting for others to make government policies, the people make all the government's public policies.”
Direct Democracy
200
The purpose of Government where there is "strict control of crime and control of violence"
What is Order?
200
A document written in 1215 taking power away from the English King and giving Nobles basic protections.
What is the Magna Carta?
200
“Power is divided and shared between the local, state, and national government”
What is Federalism?
300
“Economic decisions are decided in markets through the interaction of buyers and sellers”
Market Economy
300
“A government that has total control of people’s lives”
What is totalitarian - authoritarian
300
This word means "to be free from the control and rules of others"
What is Liberty?
300
The philosopher that gave the Framers of the Constitution the idea of three branches with separate powers
Who is Montesquieu?
300
“Type of democracy whereby people elect others to run the government”
What is Representative Democracy or Indirect Democracy?
400
“An economy that is a combination of market and command forces”
Mixed Economy
400
“Form of government whereby the national government has more power than the state governments”
What is Unitary Government
400
The Preamble represents this group
Who are "We the People"?
400
The first written and signed Constitution in the United States. It was signed before leaving the ship.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
400
“Type of democracy that allows the people to choose both the legislative branch and the executive branch”
What is a Presidential Democracy?
500
Vocabulary concept describes: “What you give up when you make a decision”?
Opportunity Cost
500
“Type of democracy whereby the people elect the legislative branch, and the legislative branch chooses the executive”
What is a Parliamentary Democracy
500
 "The process whereby voters decide if a bill passed by a state legislature and signed by the governor actually becomes a law"
What is a Referendum?
500
America's first attempt at a government
What were the Articles of Confederation?
500
Group of people who feared a strong national government at our founding.
Who were the Anit- Federalist?
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