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Gov't and the State
Forms of Gov't
Basic Concept of Democ.
Vocabulary
100
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
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
300

In the divine right theory, who created the state and gave power to the rulers?

God / creator

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
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
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 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