American Govt. Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Government | the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public polices |
| public policy | All of the things a government decides to do |
| Constitution | where the governments powers are outlined |
| Types of power | Legislative- to make laws Executive- to carry out law Judicial- to interpret law and settle disputes |
| Divine right | power from god |
| Force | whoever has the most power Ex: Dictatorship |
| Evolutionary | as society grows so does the government |
| Social contract | agreement between people and state |
| Direct democracy | people make all the decisions |
| Indirect democracy | people elect others to make decisions for them Ex: United States |
| Autocracy | rule by one |
| Totalitarianism | Dictatorships Ex: Cuba, North Korea |
| Oligarchy | rule by few |
| Autocracy by birth | monarch makes all decisions |
| Presidential democracy | Executive is chosen by the people Ex: United states |
| Parliamentary democracy | Executive is chosen by the legislature Ex: Great Britain |
| Unitary | power held by central government Ex: Great Britian |
| Confederal | Power held by state government Ex: confederacy during civil war |
| Federal | power shared by national and states Ex:USA |
| Theocracy | ruled by religon |
| Anarchy | No government |
| Worth of individual | everyone is important everyone's ideas have value |
| Equality of all person | all people have equal oppotunities |
| Majority rule, minority rule | the will of many determines public polices the majority should be right most times Voice of the minority is important and must be heard |
| Necessity of compromise | need to blend and adjust competing views and interests |
| Individual freedom | importance of individual Balance between a person's freedom and the rights of the group |
| Free elections with competing political parties | people elect their leader need for competition of ideas from which to choose |
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