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Government Final
U.S. Government Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call it when there's no government at all? | anarchy |
| What is a government ruled by a king and a royal family called? | Monarchy |
| What do you call a government that features mostly religion-based laws? | Theocracy |
| What is a government led by a single person called? | Dictatorship |
| What do you call a government led by a small group of people? | Oligarchy |
| What do you call a government in which all decisions are made by the people? | Direct democracy |
| What is a government with elected officials called? | Representative democracy |
| What do we call the change from one government to another? | Revolution |
| In a Communist country, workers have no _ to work harder. | incentive |
| In most cases, the cost of a good or service depends on the supply and _ of that good. | demand |
| A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has complete power. | Absolute Monarchy |
| A system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the the means of production. | Communism |
| The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens | government |
| head of the Federal Executive branch | President |
| includes right to free speech | First Amendment |
| powers that are listed by number in the Constitution | enumerated powers |
| changes to the original Constitution | Amendments |
| first 10 Amendments, which identify freedoms of citizens | Bill of Rights |
| body of the Judicial Branch | Federal Courts |
| head of the State executive branch | Governor |
| includes right to bear arms | Second Amendment |
| power is divided between national and state governments | Federalism |
| courts’ ability to interpret the Constitution and overturn laws | Judicial Review |
| A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy | political party |
| The President can release a person from prison | pardon |
| the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States | Supremacy Clause |
| allow people to directly vote for Amendments | State Conventions |
| protect the rights of former slaves and their descendents | Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments |
| a candidate needs this to be elected President of the U.S. | at least 270 Electoral Votes |
| State governments are like the federal government in that they have a Judiciary with courts to | uphold laws |
| According to national supremacy, if a state constitutional amendment is in conflict with the U.S. Constitution, then the amendment must be removed from the | State Constitution |
| makes the laws | Legislative |
| To protect freedom of religion, the Founders established separation of _ and State | Church |
| two houses | bicameral |
| Group of people who advise the president | Cabinet |
| carries out the laws | Executive |
| interprets the laws | Judicial |
| Wanted a strong central government | Federalists |
| Wanted strong State Governments | Anti-Federalists |
| proposed law | a Bill |
| A plan that provides the rules for government | constitution |
| A system in which the political power is divided among the three branches of government, each having some control over the others. | separation of powers |
| system in our federal gov't that allows each branch to prevent other branches from gaining too much power | checks and balances |
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