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Unit 1 Civics-H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Direct democracy | involving the public directly in making decisions |
| Representive democracy | people elect representatives to carry on the work of government to vote for them, is at the state and national levels |
| Communism | a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power |
| Dictatorship | one person or small group that rules a country with absolute power |
| Monarchy | king or queen that rules over a kingdom or empir |
| Citizen | A legally recognized member of a country( native or naturalized) |
| Civics | The study of citizenship and government |
| What were the 6 purposes of government according to the preamble of the Constitution? | to form a more perfect union; establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty |
| What did the Mayflower Compact set up in America? | Bound the Signers into a civil body politic for the purpose of passing "just and equal laws"... for the general good of the colony |
| What actually the purpose for Mayflower Compact? | create offices, laws, and constitutions that will aid the common good |
| How does the Bill of Rights pretain to parliament? | stated that monarchs could not suspend Parliament’s laws, make decisions without consulting Parliament, fair trial for all, cruel and unusual punishment was banned and that Parliament members would be elected |
| What rights were given to the nobles? | Rule of Law |
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