Vocabulary 1
A government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
What is representative government?
A state without government and laws
What is anarchy?
All the citizens directly vote on all decisions
What is a direct democracy?
No one is above the law
What is rule of law?
When the government provides goods and services to the people
What is Socialism?
The idea that people are chosen by a god or gods to rule
What is Divine Right?
A government that divides the powers of government between the national provincial governments
What is the Federal System?
It has very strict guidelines for what representatives can and cannot do. Their power is limited
What is a republic?
Three Branches of Government
What is Separation of Powers?
Religious figure is also the leader of the government
What is Theocracy?
An institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
What is government?
A type of government in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government
What is monarchy?
Led by a small group of powerful elite
What is an oligarchy?
When the government does not have all power
What is limited government?
The power of the people
What is Sovereignty?
A plan that provides the rules for government
What is Constitution?
A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
What is country?
Also known as dictatorships
What is an autocracy?
People agree to be controlled by the government
What is the Social Contract?
When individual countries come together under one weak central government
What is a confederation?
The theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens
What is Social Contract?
A group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
What is a nation?
It relies on the consent of the governed
What is democracy?
Government does not interfere with the economy
What is Laissez-Faire economics?
The control one branch has on another branch
What is checks and balances?