Kinds of Government
means to rule by oneself
autocracy
God rules directly
theocracy
What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?
Puritan Work Ethic
What is another name for the Ten Commandments?
Decalogue
What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies?
county
the ruler exercises unlimited authority and usually inherits his position
absolute monarchy
an economic system in which government controls the nations resources and its means of production
socialism
What bird symbolizes America's strength, power, and freedom?
bald eagle
Name the totalitarian dictatorship in which all power is vested in one ruler?
Fascism
What word means our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty?
allegiance
the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority
dictatorship
the people rule indirectly through elected representatives
indirect democracy
In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will meditate upon the laws of God and obey them?
Name the Upper and Lower House of Parliament
House of Lords and House of Commons
What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Ten Commandments
the people rule directly by popular vote
a dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion
totalitarian dictatorship
Which Amendment to the Constitution is the separation of church and state based on?
First Amendment
What document for the first time in English history places the king under the law of the land?
Magna Carta
What word describes the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?
heritage
the ruler is limited by a constitution
constitutional monarchy
constitutional republic
God
What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?
House of Burgesses
Who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy