6th - SS Core Concepts 2.1 to 2.5

Question 0

System of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized?

Answer 0

Constitution

Question 1

Group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area?

Answer 1

Government

Question 2

Government structure in which government actions are limited by law.

Answer 2

Limited Government

Question 3

Government structure in which there are no effective limits on government

Answer 3

Unlimited Government

Question 4

Unjust use of power, or I the Ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler.

Answer 4

Tyranny

Question 5

Region that shares a common government.

Answer 5

State

Question 6

Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

Answer 6

City-State

Question 7

State containing several countries or territories

Answer 7

Empire

Question 8

Form of government I which citizens hold political power.

Answer 8

Democracy

Question 9

State that is independent of other states

Answer 9

Nation-State

Question 10

Form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch

Answer 10

Monarchy

Question 11

Government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group

Answer 11

Authoritarian

Question 12

Political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions.

Answer 12

Communism

Question 13

System of government in which a central government has the authority to make laws for the entire country

Answer 13

Unitary system

Question 14

System of government in which power is divided among central, regional and local governments

Answer 14

Federal system

Question 15

Legal member of a country or city-state?

Answer 15

Citizen

Question 16

Activities having to do with one’s society and community?

Answer 16

Civic Life

Question 17

Taking part in government?

Answer 17

Civic Participation

Question 18

Group that supports candidates for public office?

Answer 18

Political Party

Question 19

Group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues?

Answer 19

Interest Group

Question 20

Study of how people meet their wants and needs?

Answer 20

Economics

Question 21

Having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants?

Answer 21

Scarcity

Question 22

Cost of what you have to give up when making a choice?

Answer 22

Opportunity Cost

Question 23

Desire for a particular good or service?

Answer 23

Demand

Question 24

Amount of a good or service that is available for use?

Answer 24

Supply

Question 25

Person or business that makes and sells products?

Answer 25

Producer

Question 26

Person or business that buys, or consumes, products?

Answer 26

Consumer

Question 27

Factor that encourages people to behave in a certain way?

Answer 27

Incentive