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2526 ISS Unit 1 Voca
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The way a country makes rules and keeps order | Government |
| One main government has all the power | Unitary System |
| States or regions join together but keep most power | Confederal System |
| Power is shared between the national and state governments | Federal System |
| People have the power to choose leaders and make rules | Democracy |
| People vote on laws themselves | Direct Democracy |
| People elect leaders to make laws for them | Representative Democracy |
| People elect a president separate from lawmakers | Presidential Democracy |
| People elect lawmakers, and those lawmakers choose the leader (prime minister) | Parliamentary Democracy |
| One person rules everything | Autocracy |
| A king or queen rules with unlimited power | Absolute Monarchy |
| A king or queen shares power with elected leaders | Constitutional Monarchy |
| One leader takes total control, often by force | Dictatorship |
| Religious leaders run the government | Theocracy |
| No government or rules | Anarchy |
| A small group of people rule | Oligarchy |
| Only one political party is allowed to run the country | Single-Party State |
| Life without government, only people and their choices | State of Nature |
| Thinker who said people have natural rights (life, liberty, property) | Locke |
| Thinker who said power should be split into branches | Montesquieu |
| Thinker who said government is a contract between people and leaders | Rousseau |
| Thinker who said people need strong rulers to keep order | Hobbes |
| To elect the prime minister, one party needs to have a _________ in parliament.. | Majority |
| Apartheid was a time in South Africa where one race held most of the political power. That race of people voted on government officials that made laws. This made South Africa which two forms of government at the same time. | Oligarchy and Representative Democracy |
| What is the name for Islamic rule by leaders who believe they were chosen to uphold God's law? | Sharia Law |
| Which two continents have the highest levels of autocracies? | Asia and Africa |
| An agreement between government and the people where freedom and security are exchanged. | Social Contract |
| Which form of government fits most closely with Locke's beliefs? | Democracy |
| Which form of government fits most closely with Hobbes' beliefs? | Monarchy |
| Theocracies often persecute... | minorities or non-believers |
| Citizens have ___________, _____________, and __________ in a government. | Rights, duties, responsibilities |
| Part of citizenship where people are guaranteed certain freedoms. | Rights |
| Part of citizenship where people are required to do certain things. | Duties |
| Part of citizenship where people are expected to, but not required to do certain things. | Responsibilities |
| Duties are _________, but responsibilities are ____________. | Mandatory, optional |
| Freedom of speech, voting, and the promise of a fair trial are all parts of __________ that citizens have. | rights |
| Obeying laws, attending school, and paying taxes are all parts of __________ that citizens must perform. | duties |
| Serving on a jury, helping their communities, voting, and respecting others' rights are all parts of ___________ that citizens have. | responsibilities |
| What is the most important responsibility of American citizens? | Voting |
| The admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country. | Naturalization |
| If someone is a citizen, but wasn't born in the US, they are called a ______________ citizen. | naturalized |
| If a baby was born in the US, even to non-citizen parents, the baby still is a(n) ________________. | citizen |
| The main difference between a parliamentary and a presidential democracy is ______________ of __________. | separation of powers |
| Thinker who thought most people were naturally good and cooperative. | Locke |
| Thinker who thought that people were naturally selfish and violent. | Hobbes |
| What did Locke say gave a government legitamacy? | The consent of the governed |
| What did Hobbes say gave a government legitamacy? | The sovereignty of the monarch |
| We have three branches with separation of powers thanks to which thinker? | Montesquieu |
| The Declaration of Independence guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is closely associated with Locke's idea of ________________ _____________. | natural rights |
| There are many _____________ in the Middle East as many countries are ruled by religious leaders. | theocracies |
| Serving on a jury is a _________________ because not everyone is required to do it. | responsibility |
| How old must you be to become a naturalized citizen? | 18 |
| To become a naturalized citizen, you must have lived in the US for the past _____ years or ______ years if married to a US citizen. | 5, 3 |
| You must be able to speak which language to become a naturalized citizen? | English |
| To become a naturalized citizen, you must pass a(n) _______________ test, a(n)____________ test, and swear an oath of __________ to the US. | English, civics, allegiance |
| Naturalized citizens can't become president because they were not... | born in the US. |
| Only US-born or naturalized citizens can ________. | vote |
| What is the official name of "the draft"? | Selective Service |
| What duty only applies to male citizens? It makes them sign up to go to war if there is an emergency? | The Draft |
| When someone has a moral problem with joining the military because of the draft, they are known as... | conscientious objectors |
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