Political Systems
The most widely held ideal of the US political culture
What is belief in a limited government that protects individual liberties?
Many countries, including Mexico, Canada, and Switzerland have this form of government
What is a federal government?
The group responsible for ruling different regions of a country under feudalism
What is lords?
A limited central government linking independent states was wanted by...
What is the Confederate States of America?
The system which most greatly limits the power of the US government
What is the constitutional system?
This government protects individual freedoms
What is a limited government?
In his book De l'Esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws), Montesquieu argues this feature of government
What is separation of powers between different branches of government?
The Crown passed the so-called Intolerable Acts in order to...
What is punish the colonists for their disobedience?
The number of times confederations have appeared in the history of the United States
What is 2?
This government combines both unitary and confederal political systems
What is the federal government?
The Enlightenment philosopher who introduced the idea that people enter a social contract with the purpose of maintaining order in society
Who is Thomas Hobbs?
Imagine visiting a foreign nation and having to resolve a minor issue with your passport and travel plans. If someone told you that you had to travel five hours to the national capital to work with the central government, the nation would most likely have this type of government.
What is a unitary government?
The political system that employs the use of a "supreme leader"
What is a dictatorship?
In this government, the power of the state is concentrated in a single central authority, which alone possesses sovereignty.
What is a unitary government?
The Mayflower Compact contributed to the American government with the development of
What is the representative democracy?
This type of government was enacted by the Athenian Assembly
What is a direct democracy?
The political system that is run by a group of noble families or wealthy members of society
What is an oligarchy?
This government is a characteristic of a nation-state.
What is a sovereign government?
This inspired the inclusion of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government in the Declaration of Independence
What is Locke's Second Treatise?
The purpose of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England was
What is to advocate for common law?