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Am Gov Ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An alliance of independent states | Confederation |
| Another form of a dictatorship | Autocracy |
| Aristotle said that rule which was carried out for the benefit of only the rulers was: | Corrupt |
| Aristotle was called | The Father of Political Science |
| Autocracies | Governments that are ruled by one person |
| The broad purpose of the Constitution is spelled out here | Preamble |
| Democracy | Government where people hold the power |
| Communism | Government where power is in the hands of the top leaders |
| Form of government in which a few people hold the power | Oligarchy |
| How do dictators acquire and maintain power? | Fear, violence, force war, revolution and civil disobedience |
| Democratic republic or representative democracy | Form of government where the people through their elected representatives controls the government |
| Federal | Power is divided between a central government and several local governments |
| Presidential | Government where the executive and legislative branches are separate and coequal |
| Government where all power belongs to a central government | Unitary |
| A single person holds unlimited power | Autocracy |
| Small group of people are in control of the govern | Oligarchy |
| Parliamentary | Government where the executive branch is subject to control of the legislative branch |
| Titles given to a group of representatives | Assembly, legislature, parliament,congress or council |
| Who holds the power in a Communist govern? | The leaders of the Communist party |
| In ancient times, who controlled the governments of Rome and Greece? | Aristocrats |
| What do dictators do to limit opposition to their rule? | Outlaw freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and freedom of the press |
| Government where the state is ruled by a priest or priests. | Theocracy |
| Junta | Small group of military officers who seize control of a country's government |
| Titles for monarchs | King, queen,emperor, czar, sultan |
| Israelites | Ancient people that believed god handed down laws to govern them. What were these people called? |
| Divine Right Theory | The right to rule comes from God. |
| Throughout history what was the most common form of monarchy. | Autocracy |
| Why was the Puritan government of Massachusetts called a theocracy? | It was conducted for many years on the principle of obedience to divine law as interpreted by the clergy |
| Theory outlined by Thomas Hobbes | Social Contract |
| To become a US citizen you must understand this language. | English |
| Two of Histories best known dictators | Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union), Adolph Hitler (Germany) |
| What type of government is used by the United States? | Representative Democracy |
| The states have all of the characteristics of a nation except ________. | Sovereignty |
| Who holds sovereignty in a democracy? | People |
| A Greek word meaning ruled by the best | Aristocracy |
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