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Institution that makes and interprets laws that affect all the people in that state

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Government

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Economic system where economic decisions are made by both the government and buyers and sellers

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Mixed market economy

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Business owners

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Bourgeoisie

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Territory with the power to make laws superior to any power

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State

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Effort to influence the policies of government

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Politics

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Kings who share power with an elected legislature

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Constitutional monarchy

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Countries just beginning to get going industrially

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Developing nations

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Study of satisfying unlimited wants using limited resources

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Economics

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Rule by the people

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Democracy

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System where people have human rights and control through elections but government owns means of production

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Socialism

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General agreement

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Consensus

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Kings who have total power

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Absolute monarchs

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Divides power between national and state governments

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Federal government

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Government owns basic means of production and distribution

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Communism

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Rule by one person

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Autocracy

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Theory where people would surrender to the government the power needed for order and government would protect them

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Social contract theory

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Idea that God gave royalty the right to rule

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Divine right

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Rule by small select group of people

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Oligarchy

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Economic system based on freedom for the individual

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Capitalism

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Group of people United by race, religion and language

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Nation

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Government where people discuss issues and vote on them

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Direct democracy

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Countries that are advanced technology

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Industrialized nations

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Absolute power within its boundaries

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Sovereignty

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Name for a plan of government

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Constitution

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Group that has similar political views and try win elections
Political party
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The statement of goals for a constitution
Preamble
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Economic system where the government controls the means of production
Socialism
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Name for the workers in an economic society
Proletariat
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Government with a king or exporter
Monarchy
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Government that gives all key power to the central government
Unitary government
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Government where the leaders' ideas are glorified and government seeks to control all social and economic life
Totalitarian dictatorship
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Loose union of independent states
Confederacy
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Voters are the source of government's power
Republic
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Famous Greek philosopher who studied forms of government
Aristotle
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German philosopher who studied class struggles in history
Karl Marx
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Stated the social contract theory to explain why people willingly would give up rights to the government
Thomas Hobbes
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Wrote Two Treatises of Government and stated 3 natural rights
John Locke
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Who the American colonists revolted against in 1776
George III
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Patriarchal father of the Jews
Abraham
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Wrote Wealth of Nations-government should stay out of business
Adam Smith
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Communistic countries usually have what form of economic system
Command
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What type of economic system does Norway and England have
Democratic socialism
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All are goals of socialism except for
Profits go to the owner of the factory
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All are names for capitalism except for
Socialism
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All are economic questions that governments have to make except for
Where shall the goods be produced
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All are important aspects of rival parties except for
All of the above are a spoof rival parties
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All are characteristics of free elections except for
Citizens can vote early if they have an absentee ballot
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Which is true about the Japanese-Americans in the 1940s
Over 100,000 were detained in relocation camps
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How do you get your power in an oligarchy
All of the above
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Which is false about absolute monarchs
They had to share power with an elected legislature
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All are examples of quasi-military groups except for
World Trade Organization
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What organization sends representatives from countries to achieve peace
United Nations
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Which is not an industrialized nation
Nigeria
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What people want less taxes and less government intervention
Conservatives
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In what country did the government crush a pro-democracy movement in 1989
China
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All are purposes of government except for
Providing welfare
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According to the force theory, early governments started because leaders
Forced the subjects into making protective walls
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When did the U.S. Become sovereign
1776
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What country did the book give as an example of how all nations are not united by language and religion
Canada
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Where did the US get the idea of democracy from
Greece
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In our history, who did the US not get land from
Portugal
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All are characteristics of capitalism except for
Government regulates safety requirements in factories
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Which is false about constitutions
They all limit the power of that government
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What is the population of the US currently
313 million
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What does the word polis mean
City state
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What country has a border dispute with Palestinians
Israel
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What direction are people moving in the US
South and west
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Who did the US declare they independence from
Great Britain
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What fraction of our budget goes to the military
1/4
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What factor is most common in starting revolutions
Large wealth gap between upper and lower class
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4 characteristics of democracy
1. Free elections 2. Majority rule with minority rights 3. Individual liberty 4. Political parties
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4 essential features of the state
1. Population 2. Territory 3. Government 4. Sovereignty
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4 conditions favoring democracy
1. Favorable or stable economy 2. Widespread education 3. Active citizen participation 4. Social consensus

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