Vocab
Authoritarian Gov.
Non-Authoritarian Gov.
Government
Citizenship
100
the activities, actions, and policies that are used to gain and hold power in a government or to influence a government
What are politics?
100
Ruled by a queen or king
What is a monarchy?
100
Individuals decide how to live
What is a non-authoritarian government?
100
Democracy, monarchy
What are some examples of government?
100
Voting, becoming an elected official
What are examples of rights citizens have?
200
the governing body of a nation, state, or community
What is government?
200
One individual holds power
What is a dictatorship?
200
No representatives, people do their own voting
What is a direct democracy?
200
Anarchy, school administration
What are non-examples of government?
200
serving a jury, tolerance for differences
What are two citizen responsibilities?
300
a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
What is a state?
300
Run by a small group of people
What is oligarchy?
300
Representatives, citizens vote for a small group of leaders
What is an indirect democracy?
300
Leadership, laws, citizens
What are some essential characteristics of government?
300
Bill of Rights
What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?
400
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
What is sovereignty?
400
Ruled by a dictator, very little or no freedom
What is totalitarian government?
400
No government or man made laws
What is an anarchy?
400
Legislative, executive, and judicial
What are the three branches of government?
400
100 senators
How many US senators are there?
500
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has legal rights and privileges granted by a state
What is a citizen?
500
A type of one party dictatorship
What is a facist government?
500
Direct and Indirect democracy, anarchy
What are some examples of non-authoritarian systems?
500
President Trump
Who is currently the president of the United States?
500
The supreme court
What is the highest court in the US?