chapter 1 answers

Question 1

a politically organized body of people in a defined territory with power to make and enforce laws

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state

Question 2

sets out principles, structures, and processes of a government

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constitution

Question 3

the institution through which society makes and enforces public policies

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government

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the power to make laws

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legislature

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the power to interpret laws

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judicial

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the power to carry out and enforce laws

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executive

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an alliance of independent states

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confederation

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the executive branch consists of a prime or premier and a cabinet

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parliamentary government

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powers are divided between a central government and local governments

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federal government

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the legislative and executive branches are independent and co equal

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presidential government

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a government in which one person has unlimited political power

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autocracy

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a government in which a small group holds all political power

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oligarchy

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government with one person holding all the power

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autocracy

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government with a small group holding all the power

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oligarchy

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the power to carry out the laws

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executive

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the power to make laws

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legislative

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hold certain rights and responsibilities in a state

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citizen

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several states joined together for a common purpose

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confederate government

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the power to decide the meaning of law

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judicial

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capitalism

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free enterprise system

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has separate and equal legislative and executive branches

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presidential government

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idea that the largest group will be more right often than wrong

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majority rule

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based on private ownership, individual initiative , profit, and competition

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free enterprise system

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the concept that the largest group will be right more often than it is wrong

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majority rule

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someone with certain rights and responsibilities in a state

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citizen

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blending competing views and interests

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compromise

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which is an example of how congress may use its legislative power?

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it may override a presidents veto

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which theory says that the state began when primitive families joined together and claimed territory?

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evolutionary theory

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which is a characteristic of every state

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population

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which are the three basic powers of government?

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legislature, executive, and judicial

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which is a duty of every american citizen rather than a responsibility?

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obeying the law

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which is a way that governments are classified?

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by those who participate

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which is true of a parliamentary government as compared to a presidential government?

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the executive and legislative branches have fewer conflict

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when the people themselves create laws and policies what type of government do they have?

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a direct democracy

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the key relationship between democracy and free enterprise is that both

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are based on the concept of individual freedom

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in which system are all key powers given to the central government

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unitary government

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which is true of the prime minster and cabinet in a parliamentary government

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they have most of the power

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in a free enterprise system, what usually happens when businesses compete with each other to produce goods and services?

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competition keeps prices down

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which of the following terms classifies a government according to the number of people who can participate in it?

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dictatorship

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which describes an indirect democracy ?

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a small group is elected to represent a larger group

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which of the following describes the social contract theory of how the state came to be ?

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the people gave power to the government for the well being of all

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how are the differences usually settled in a democracy ?

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by compromise

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which of the following best describes a dictatorship?

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all the power is in the hands of one person

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in which type of government is a power divided between a central government and several local governments

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federal government

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compromise is important in a democracy because

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compromise ensures that minority arguments are considered

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according to the devine right theory , what gave kings the right to rule

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God

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which is true for a sovereign state

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it has absolute power within its own territory

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which is the same as government by popular consent or indirect democracy

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representative democracy

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which of the following is a duty of every american citizen

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paying taxes

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which does not describe one of the four basic characteristics of a state

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a state has a democratic system

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the united states government has a federal system. What does this mean?

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the national government and states share power

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some people insist that the united states is a republic rather than a democracy because

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the popular will is expressed by representatives , not by the people

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what is one of the basic ideas of democracy

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democracy should keep a balance between personal freedom and the law

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which theory claims that the state came from primitive families with the heads of these families forming

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evolutionary theory

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which gives more power to a central government than to local governments

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unitary system

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what is the main goal of businesses that compete in a free enterprise system

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to make profit

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which are the four characteristics of a state

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population, territory, sovereignty, government

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in a parliamentary government

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the prime minister belongs to both the executive and legislative branches

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what is another term for free enter prise in the united states

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capitalism

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which is the process by which a society chooses its leaders

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politics