-cy/-chy
is a system of government in which a small group holds power
what is oligarchy
is speculation based on study
what is theocracy
is the capacity to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events
what is power
is the ability of a person or group to exercise all necessary functions of regulation
what is self government
was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer.
who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau
is a state without government and laws
what is anarchy
is a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power.
what is the republic
is a country governed by a dictator
what is dictatorship
is the "full comprehension of a situation"
what is Enlightment
was a French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher.
Baron de Montesquieu
is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
what is Direct Democracy
is an economic system in which the factors of production are collectively owned and the central government directs all major economic decisions
what is communism
is a decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, that is, more than half the votes.
what is majority rule
a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
what is a Philosopher
a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
who is Magna Carta
is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person
what is autocracy
is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political
what is federalism
an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
what is Government
is a set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a person or group of persons, especially as held for reasons that are not purely epistemic
what is ideology
was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
who is Thomas Hobbes
is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people
what is Representative Democracy or Indirect
is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
what is a state
is the philosophy that government should keep its hands of the economy
what is laissez-faire
was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World
what is Mayflower Compact
was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
what is the Constitutional Covention