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Forms of Government
Forms of Government
Government Terms
Theories
Knowledgeable Facts
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What is a Monarchy?
A government ruled by a monarch, usually a king or a queen, who belongs to a royal family.
100
What is an Oligarchy?
What is Small group of powerful people make most government decisions for their own benefit.
100
What is the Rule of Law?
What is a principle that every member of a society, including the ruler or government must follow the law.
100
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
What is known as the theory that a monarch rules by the sanction or approval of God.
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What is an example of a Constitutional Monarchy?
What is the United Kingdom.
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What is an Anarchy?
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
200
What is Totalitarianism?
What is a dictator holds ultimate authority.
200
What is Natural Law?
What is a universal expected moral guidelines.
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What is the Force Theory?
When states form when individual or group uses force to make people submit to a central authority.
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What is example of Dictatorship?
What is Cuba.
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What is a Dictatorship?
What is a single dictator or a small group that holds absolute authority and makes all decisions.
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What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
Based on the idea that there are limits to the rightful power of a government over its citizens.
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What is Sovereignty?
What is known as supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs.
300
What is the Evolution Theory?
When states form over time growing from family and extended kinship groups.
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What is an example of Oligarchy?
What is Ancient Greece (Sparta)
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What is a Direct Democracy?
What is a government by the people; citizens are the ultimate source of government authority.
400
What is a Theocracy?
Rulers claim to represent and be directed by a set of religious ideas.
400
What is a Policy?
Is any decision made by the government in pursuit of a particular goal.
400
What is Social Contract?
What is a theory of society in which government is a contract between a government and the governed to provide protection and support of the people.
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Who was John Locke and what did he do?
He developed the Social Contract theory and had some thoughts important Natural Law.
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What is a Representative Democracy?
What is a government by the people; citizens are the ultimate source of government authority.
500
What is the difference between Republican and Democratic?
What is known as taxes, the role of government, entitlements (Social Security, Medicare), gun control, immigration, healthcare, abortion and gay rights. These two parties dominate America's political landscape but differ greatly in their philosophies and ideals.
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What are politics?
The Process by which government makes and carries out decisions.
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What are the three P's of the government?
1. People 2. Problems 3. Power
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What are the five Functions of Government?
1. Ensure National Security 2. Maintain Order 3. Resolve Conflict 4. Provide Services 5. Provide for the Public Good