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Gov't and the State
Forms of Gov't
Basic Concept of Democ.
Vocabulary
Current Events
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Name the three basic kinds of power
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
100
Government type in which supreme political power rests with the people.
Democracy
100
List at least two duties of a citizen
serving on jury, serving as a witness, attending school, paying taxes, register for the draft, obeying laws, respecting rights of others
100
Institution through which a society makes and enforces public policy
Government
100
Kansas Governor
Sam Brownback
200
Give some examples of public policies.
taxes, defense, education, crime, healthcare, transportation
200
Powers of the government are divided between the central and several local governments
Federal
200
Who holds boths rights and responsibilities in a state?
citizen
200
Form of government in which supreme authority rests with the people
Democracy
200
Which country was given an ultimatum to stop its attempt to control Ukraine
Russia
300
In the Divine Right Theory, who created the state and gave power to the rulers?
God
300
Who makes up the executive branch in a parliamentary government (2 answers)
prime minster and cabinet
300
Economic system that is characterized by private ownership, investments and success and failure in the marketplace
free enterprise system
300
Power exercised by the national government alone
Executive
300
Name of the Islamic terrorist group in the middle east who is taking over parts of Afghanistan and Syria
ISIS
400
Name the four characteristics of State
population, territory, sovereignty, government
400
Government type in which powers are divided between the executive and legislative branches
Presidential
400
The only satisfactory way of making decisions in a democracy
Majority Rules
400
The joining of several groups for common purpose
Confederation
400
New name of Wichita Mid Continent Airport
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
500
What does the evolutionary theory of origins of the state emphasize? family, church, army, government
family
500
Government in which the power to rule is held by a small usually self appointed elite
oligarchy
500
List two of the five basic concepts of democracy
Worth of individual, equality of all persons, majority rule, necessity of compromise, individual freedom
500
Having supreme power within one's own territory
sovereign
500
Current prime minister of Great Britian
David Cameron