Documents of Importance
Functions of Government
Its all about the MONEY!
Form of Government
Types of Governments
100
This document created the first European-style government in written in North America (well... in the waters off NA, but close enough)
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
During the primaries, many promises were made. Once elected, an official making those a reality is called this.
What is "Provide Leadership"?
100
This is the one thing missing from a BARTER economy.
What is MONEY?
100
What is a federal system?
100
This person takes power, usually through legitimate means, but then doesn't give it up.
Who is a dictator?
200
This was the most MAJOR flaw in the Articles of Confederation... down to the bottom dollar.
What is different states printed their own money?
200
These two functions of government are the reasons governments started in the first place... oh and they helped keep people safe.
What are "Provide National Security" and "Maintain Order"?
200
The strength of a mixed economy is that it takes both of these polar opposite economies to keep hope while providing a safety net.
What are Capitalism AND Socialism?
200
This form of government has ONE government that has power all in ONE structure.
What is Unitary?
200
A single government with no restrictions on power is called this.
What is "an unlimited, unitary" system?
300
The first time a King signed a document admitting the "LAW" was sovereign over himself was in this writing.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
Of waste removal, upkeep on the electrical grid, and writing treaties, its the one function that IS NOT providing services.
What is "writing treaties"? (Which is "Providing national security")
300
When the government owns everything, including your labor, it is called this.
What is a Command Economy (or Socialist)?
300
Confederate systems usually bond over one thing... for the Articles of Confederation, it was this.
What is beat England (or win the American Revolution)?
300
God blessed this ruler, by giving him to the right mother.
What is a Divine-Right Monarch?
400
This flyer sold 500,000 copies by the end of the American Revolution, and we only had 2.5 million citizens.
What is "Common Sense"?
400
Social Security is providing services AND supporting the economy. But because of it, we know the economy must be this type.
What is a "mixed economy"?
400
This is the type of government that uses Socialist economics, EVERY TIME... until it fails.
What is Communism?
400
This Amendment defines how power is shared in the United States.
What is the 10th Amendment?
400
Everyone votes on everything, is the defining trait of this type of government.
What is a direct democracy?
500
Thomas Jefferson was the chief author of this document that said... "we don't think Kings are bad, just one that taxes us unfairly!"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
Mercantilism could be said to support the economy, but it really enriches the parent nation at the expense of these lesser groups.
What are colonies?
500
This is the one thing that is provided by capitalism, that socialism does not have any of.
What is HOPE?
500
This multi-national, confederal organization, of which the US is apart, is chiefly concerned with the defense of Western Europe.
What is NATO?
500
This type of government does NOT have religious freedom, usually because the head of state speaks for God.
What is a theocracy?