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Social Studies Test
Governmnent Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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Consent of the Governed | the citizens of the country give their permission for the government to operate |
Representative Government | the citizens elect representatives that make decisions for the people and are responsible to the people |
Rule of Law | that no person is above the law |
Individual rights | are things every person has a claim or privilege to have for themselves |
Check and Balances | are limits that keep the government's power under control |
510 BCE Parts of__________become democratic | Ancient Greece |
150 CE The height of the________empire | Roman |
1100 CE The foundation of the________ nation | the Iroquois |
1215 CE The_________is written in England | Magna Carta |
1689 CE ________publishes a work on natural rights | John Locke |
1748 CE ________wrote that power must be divided | Montesquieu |
is a government in which one person has all the power. 2 main types of __________. | Autocracy |
a king or queen rules the country: Autocracy. Their power usually comes through their family line. | Monarchy |
is a from of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives: Autocracy. | Dictatorship |
citizens hold the power political power. 2 main types of __________. | Democracy |
citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government. Citizens hold the ultimate power. | Representative democracy |
Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country. There are no representatives. | Direct democracy |
a small group of people has all the power. One political power, one social class, or one race. | Oligarchy |
a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. It can be a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, or any kind of government. | Theocracy |
Nobody is in control or everyone is, depending on how you look at it. | Anarchy |
is a body of people living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws, and with an organization to do this. | State |
is the group of people who are the members or citizens of a state. | Population |
A state's_________ is the area in which a state's rule applies. | Territory |
is the ability to rule absolutely within a territory. With the power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority. | Sovereignty |
The relationship they will have with other another state. | Foreign Policy |
is the organization inside a state that controls the actions and polices of the state. | Government |
Current Secretary of State | John Kerry |
Rule by god or higher power | Theocracy |
Rule by a single person who gained power through force | Dictatorship |
Rule by king or queen | Monarchy |
Rule by the citizenry or public without representatives | Direct Democracy |
Rule by one | Autocracy |
Rule by the people | Democracy |
Rule by the people with elected representatives | Representative Democracy |
Countryside | Rural |
Immigrants arrive in the United States with a legal visa. | Step 1 |
Immigrants apply for permanent resident status. | Step 2 |
Legal residents who have been in the country for at least 5 years. | Step 3 |
Applicants take an English and civics test. | Step 4 |
Applicants are interviewed by the U.S Citizenship and Immigrant services (USCIC). | Step 5 |
Applicants pledge and oath of allegiance and receive Citizenship in a formal ceremony. | Step 6 |
Life, Liberty, and the persuade of happiness | The 3 Natural Rights- John Locke |
Executive(President), Legislative(Congress), and Judaical(courts). | The Three Branches |
When the President of the United States wants to create a law he must go to congress with his idea. | Checks and Balances |
People elect representatives on both the state and national level to speak for them in the government | Representative Government |
By electing officials in or voting them out, people give their approval to the government. | Consent of the Governed |
The people are the source of all government authority. | Representative Government |
Our Bill of Rights protects the rights of the U.S citizens. | Individual Rights |
The national government and states' governments have divided up certain responsibilities of government. | Checks and Balances |
The President of the United States must follow the Constitution and the laws of the country. | Rule of Law |
The law protects all people, even those in the minority. | Individual Rights |
Citizens vote for President every four years. | Consent of the Governed |
City | Urban |
Make laws, protecting the laws, inside the state, helps its citizens by providing services people need. | Four main roles of Government |
small group of people usually military officers who rule a country after taking it over by force. | Gunta |