Forms of Goverment Unit 2

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

The legitimate use of force within specified boundaries to control human behavior.

Question 2

Public policies

Answer 2

Decisions made by government institutions and individuals that exercise political authority.

Question 3

Police power

Answer 3

The authority of government to maintain order and safeguard citizens’ well-being.

Question 4

Order (narrow sense)

Answer 4

Establishing the rule of law to preserve life and protect property.

Question 5

Order (broader sense)

Answer 5

Maintaining traditional patterns of social relationships and behavior.

Question 6

Freedom of

Answer 6

The absence of constraints on behavior; synonymous with liberty.

Question 7

Political equality

Answer 7

One vote per person, with all votes counted equally.

Question 8

Social equality

Answer 8

Equality in wealth, education, and status.

Question 9

Equality of opportunity

Answer 9

The idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance to succeed in life.

Question 10

Equality of outcome

Answer 10

The concept that society must ensure economic and social equality.

Question 11

Democracy

Answer 11

A system of government in which the people rule, either directly or indirectly.

Question 12

Direct democracy

Answer 12

A system of government where citizens rule themselves without representatives.

Question 13

Indirect democracy

Answer 13

A system of government where citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf.

Question 14

Representative democracy

Answer 14

form of government where the people elect representatives to carry out the work of government.

Question 15

Republic

Answer 15

A form of government where the people elect representatives to carry out the work of government.( no rulers)

Question 16

Monarch

Answer 16

A sovereign head of state, such as a king, queen, or emperor.

Question 17

Constitution

Answer 17

A body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and powers of a government.

Question 18

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 18

A state in which a monarch’s power is limited by a constitution.

Question 19

Parliamentary democracy

Answer 19

A government ruled democratically by a national representative body with supreme legislative powers.

Question 20

Popular sovereignty

Answer 20

Government receives its power from the people; government by consent of the governed.

Question 21

Consent of the governed

Answer 21

The idea that government derives its authority by permission of the people.

Question 22

Autocracy

Answer 22

A system of government in which the power to govern is concentrated in the hands of one individual.

Question 23

Absolutism

Answer 23

A political system in which a monarch or group holds supreme, unlimited power.

Question 24

Absolute monarch

Answer 24

A ruler who has complete authority in government and over the lives of the people.

Question 25

Dictator

Answer 25

A person who rules with complete and absolute power.

Question 26

Unlimited government

Answer 26

A legal structure where officials in authority have unrestricted power.

Question 27

Totalitarianism

Answer 27

A political philosophy that advocates unlimited power for the government to control all sectors of society.

Question 28

Oligarchy

Answer 28

A government in which a small group exercises control and political power.

Question 29

Theocracy

Answer 29

A government that recognizes a god or divine higher being as the ultimate authority.

Question 30

Scope of government

Answer 30

The range of government’s permissible activities.

Question 31

Communism

Answer 31

A political system in which ownership of all land and productive facilities is in the hands of the people.

Question 32

Capitalism

Answer 32

An economic system characterized by private ownership of capital goods and free market competition.

Question 33

State

Answer 33

A land with people, a defined territory, and a sovereign government.

Question 34

Sovereign

Answer 34

A political entity’s externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs.