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1
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the ruler exercises unlimited authority and usually inherits his position

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absolute monarchy

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2
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means “to rule by oneself”

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autocracy

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3
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the ruler is limited by a constitution

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constitutional monarchy

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the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution

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constitutional republic

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5
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the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority

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dictatorship

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6
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the people rule directly by popular vote

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direct democracy

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7
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the people rule indirectly through elected representatives

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indirect democracy

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8
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God rules directly

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theocracy

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9
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a dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion

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totalitarian dictatorship

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an economic system in which the government controls the nation’s resources and its means of production

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socialism

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What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?

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Puritan (or Protestant) work ethic

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12
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What bird symbolizes America’s strength, power, and freedom?

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bald eagle

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13
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In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will mediate upon the laws of God and obey them?

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Joshua 1:8

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14
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Which amendment to the Constitution is the separation of church and state based on?

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First Amendment

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15
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From whom does civil government receive its authority?

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God

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16
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What is another name for the Ten Commandments?

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Decalogue

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17
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Name the totalitarian dictatorship in which all power is vested on ruler.

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fascism

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18
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Name the upper house of Parliament

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House of Lords

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19
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Name the lower house of Parliament

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House of Commons

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20
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What document, for the first time in English history, placed the king under the law of the land?

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Magna Carta

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21
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What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?

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House of Burgesses

22
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What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies

23
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What word means “our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty”?

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allegiance

24
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What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

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Ten Commandments

25
What word describes the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?
heritage
26
Who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you --- ask what you can do for your country"?
John F. Kennedy
27
What word literally means "the people rule"?
democracy
28
Name some examples of absolute monarchs.
King David, King John, Louis XIV
29
According to Charles Schuman, what is the price of socialism?
freedom
30
What is the cornerstone of American government?
character of American people
31
What was the greatest influence on the English nation?
Bible
32
What is a non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions
common law
33
Which of the following became the model for the colonial legislatures in America and for the U.S. Congress?
Parliament
34
What event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonist and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?
Great Awakening
35
Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?
Edmund Burke
36
What act not only cut off all trade between the colonies and England, but also officials removed the colonies from the "King's Protection"?
Prohibitory Act
37
a love for one's country and a loyalty to that country
patriotism
38
the first foundational civil ordinance
capital punishment
39
How many people have been killed by the Marxist totalitarianism in the Soviet Union and Red China alone?
More than 140 million
40
The power of the English monarchs was strictly limited by what document?
English Bill of Rights of 1689
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a covenant under God to establish a "civil body politick"
Mayflower Compact
42
the legislature composed of one house
unicameral
43
became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general
Daniel "Chappie" James
44
convened the Model Parliament in 1295
Edward I
45
drafted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
46
formulated the basic ideas of Communism
Karl Marx
47
laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury
Henry II
48
the most outstanding constitutional monarch in world history
Queen Victoria
49
the first to put Communism into practice on a large scale
Vladimir Lenin
50
wrote *Commentaries on the Laws of England*
William Blackstone
51
wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
Francis Bellamy
52
wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Key

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