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5086 50 Gov Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the capacity to influence decisions or control resources? | Power |
| What is the right to use power that people accept as legitimate? | Authority |
| What term describes the belief that a government rightly holds authority? | Legitimacy |
| What is the final authority to make and enforce laws in a territory? | Sovereignty |
| What principle states that the people are the ultimate source of authority? | Popular sovereignty |
| What principle states that no one, including leaders, is above the law? | Rule of law |
| What process guarantees fair procedures before punishment? | Due process |
| What legal protection allows individuals to challenge unlawful detention? | Habeas corpus |
| What are the basic rights to life, liberty, and property called? | Natural rights |
| What theory states that people create government by giving up some freedom for protection? | Social contract |
| What system divides government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches? | Separation of powers |
| What system allows each branch to limit the others? | Checks and balances |
| What system divides power between national and state governments? | Federal system |
| What system gives most power to a central government? | Unitary system |
| What system is a loose alliance of states with weak central authority? | Confederal system |
| Which branch of government makes laws? | Legislative |
| Which branch of government enforces laws? | Executive |
| Which branch of government interprets laws? | Judicial |
| What power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional? | Judicial review |
| What power allows the president to reject legislation? | Veto |
| What process allows Congress to remove a president? | Impeachment |
| What clause requires states to treat citizens equally under the law? | Equal protection |
| What term refers to freedoms protected from government interference? | Civil liberties |
| What term refers to protections against discrimination? | Civil rights |
| What process applies the Bill of Rights to the states? | Selective incorporation |
| What type of democracy allows citizens to elect representatives? | Representative democracy |
| What type of primary allows voters to participate without party affiliation? | Open primary |
| What type of primary restricts voting to party members? | Closed primary |
| What system is used to elect the U.S. president? | Electoral College |
| What term describes increasing ideological division between parties? | Political polarization |
| What activity involves influencing lawmakers to support policies? | Lobbying |
| What document allows interest groups to influence court decisions? | Amicus brief |
| What term describes directing government funds to specific districts? | Pork-barrel spending |
| Who argued that a strong government is needed to prevent chaos? | Thomas Hobbes |
| Who argued government should protect natural rights and be based on consent? | John Locke |
| Who proposed dividing government power into branches? | Montesquieu |
| Who supported free speech and religious tolerance? | Voltaire |
| Who argued laws should reflect the general will? | Rousseau |
| Who warned about majority oppression and supported free expression? | John Stuart Mill |
| Who argued that history is shaped by class conflict? | Karl Marx |
| What form of government is ruled by one person with total control? | Autocracy |
| What form of government is ruled by a small elite group? | Oligarchy |
| What form of government is based on religious authority? | Theocracy |
| What type of monarchy is limited by a constitution? | Constitutional monarchy |
| What economic system eliminates private property and aims for class equality? | Communism |
| What economic system allows government control of major industries with some private ownership? | Socialism |
| Which document limited the English king’s power? | Magna Carta |
| What early U.S. system had a weak central government? | Articles of Confederation |
| What organization was created after World War II to promote peace? | United Nations |
| What UN body includes all member nations? | General Assembly |
| What UN body has permanent members with veto power? | Security Council |
| What policy uses penalties or trade restrictions to influence countries? | Sanctions |
| What agreements reduce trade barriers between countries? | Trade agreements |
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