Key Terms
a person who by birth or naturalization enjoys certain rights and has certain duties in a nation-state
CITIZEN
economic system where the economic decisions are based on customs
TRADITIONAL
Form of government where power to govern is directly in the hands of the people rather than elected representatives
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
TRUE or FALSE:
Systems of government is how power is shared (or not shared) between levels of government
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE:
Forms of government is about WHO holds the power in a government
TRUE
A legal process to obtain citizenship
NATURALIZATION
an economic system in which private individuals own and control most of the factors of production
MARKET
a form of government in which religious authorities rule in the name of a god or deity
THEOCRACY
System with strong regional governments, weak central government
CONFEDERAL SYSTEM
amendment that established citizenship in the Constitution
14TH
The possibility of imposing one's will upon the behavior of other persons.
POWER
economic system where the decisions are made by a central authority
COMMAND
form of government headed by a king or queen who is born into this position- can be limited or absolute
MONARCHY
Systems with a powerful central government and weak regional governments
UNITARY SYSTEM
Name one POWER necessary for government to provide protection and public services
POWER TO TAX
POWER TO COERCE (enforce rules/punish)
The quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws of those in power
LEGITIMACY
MIXED OR CAPITALISM
form of government in which a small group of people have power and dissenting ideas are not legal
SINGLE PARTY STATE
System in which the federal and regional governments share power equally
FEDERAL SYSTEM
the absence of any government
ANARCHY
supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
SOVEREIGNTY
A HISTORICAL system in which a single-party or dictatorship abolishes private property and controls the means of production and the distribution of goods and services
COMMUNISM
Name a form of government that is a AUTOCRACY
(Absolute) Monarchy
Dictatorship
Name the best modern example of a Confederal System
EUROPEAN UNION
the 1964 law that help end segregation in the US
Civil Rights Act 1964