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MG Government 1.2
Magruders Government Chapter 1.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supreme political authority rests with the people. The people hold the sovereign power, and the government is conducted only by and with the consent of the people. | democracy |
| A pure democracy, exists where the will of the people is translated into public policy directly by the people themselves, in mass meetings. Only works in small communities. | direct |
| Representative democracy | indirect |
| Indirect democracy where a small group of persons are chosen by the people to act as their representatives and express the popular will. | representative democracy |
| Agents of the people who are responsible for carrying out the day-to-day conduct of the government such as making and executing laws. | representatives |
| the people have an opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of their representatives by casting ballots for or against them. | elections |
| Government with the consent of the governed | popular consent |
| In this form of government, the sovereign power is held by those eligible to vote, while the political power is exercised by representatives chosen by and held responsible to those citizens. | republic |
| The people are sovereign, they are the only source for any and all of government's ____. In other words the people rule. | power |
| A government where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. The government is not accountable for its policies nor for how they are carried out. | dictatorship |
| A dictatorship in which a single person holds unlimited political power. | autocracy |
| A dictatorship in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. | oligarchy |
| Those in power hold absolute and unchallengeable authority over the people. They exercise complete power over nearly every aspect of human affairs. Describes all dictatorships. | authoritarian |
| Dictatorships often present the outward appearance of control by the ____. There are elections, but the vote is closely controlled. | people |
| Usually, dictatorial regimes are _____. They gain power by force and retain it by crushing all opposition. | militaristic |
| All powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency. The central government creates local units of government for its own convenience. Local units have only the power given to them by the central government. | unitary government |
| Most governments in the world are _____. | unitary |
| Unitary governments are not the same as dictatorships as many of them have ____ government powers and may also be democratic. | limited |
| the powers of government are divided between a central and several local governments. An authority superior to both makes the division of powers and neither can act alone to change those powers. Both act directly on the people through laws, etc. | federal government |
| Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which government powers are divided on a geographic basis | division of powers |
| An alliance of independent states. The central government only has powers given to it by the member states. Makes it possible for member states to cooperate in matters of common concern but retain their separate identities. | confederation |
| Separation of powers between executive & legislative branches of government. Each is independent and coequal. The chief executive is chosen independently of the legislature, holds office for a fixed term, has powers not controlled by legislative branch | presidential government |
| _______ governments almost always have a written constitution where separation of powers are listed. Each branch has power to block actions of the other. | presidential |
| The executive is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official's cabinet. They are also members of the legislative branch. Prime minister is leader of the majority party or likeminded group in the legislature. | parliamentary government |
| The executive in a ________ government is chosen by the legislature, is a part of it, and is subject to its direct control. They can be removed through a vote of no confidence. | parliamentary |
| If a vote of no confidence happens in a parliamentary government, either a new prime minister is chosen or more often all seats of parliament go before the _____ in a general election. | voters |
| A majority of governments in the world today are _______. | parliamentary |
| Parliamentary government prevents _____ between the executive and legislative branches. | deadlock |
| Parliamentary governments do not have checks and balances like _____ governments do. | presidential |
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