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Civics chap 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "What is a monarchy | A government where a single person rules for life usually inherited |
| "What is an absolute monarchy | A monarchy with unchecked power |
| "What is a constitutional monarchy today | A ceremonial monarchy sharing power with an elected parliament |
| "What is a dictatorship | A government ruling without the consent of the people |
| "What is totalitarianism | A dictatorship seeking to control every aspect of peoples lives |
| "Are dictatorships hereditary | Usually non hereditary |
| "What is an autocratic dictatorship | One person rules with unchecked power |
| "What is an oligarchic dictatorship | An elite group rules the nation |
| "How are dictatorships maintained | Through military force and fear |
| "Name examples of dictatorships | Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Saddam Hussein |
| "What is anarchy | The absence of government |
| "What do anarchists believe | That people do not need government to live peacefully |
| "What do anarchists ignore | The sinful nature of mankind |
| "What is a popular government | A system allowing the people to participate in managing the country |
| "What are the two types of popular government | Democracy and Republic |
| "What does democracy mean | The people are the ultimate authority of the country |
| "What is a direct democracy | The people run the government through regular assemblies |
| "What is an indirect democracy | The people elect representatives to run the country |
| "What is a republic | The people elect representatives to manage the country according to written law |
| "What is a constitutional republic | A republic governed by a constitution |
| "How can the United States be described | As a democratic republic |
| "Why are names like democratic or republic sometimes misleading | Because some nations use them without holding to those values |
| "Name examples of misleading government names | USSR Peoples Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea |
| "What is a unitary government | A system where all authority is invested in a central government |
| "What can the central government do in a unitary system | Create and disband lower levels of government |
| "Name examples of unitary governments | Great Britain France Japan Israel |
| "What is a federal government | A system splitting power between national and regional governments |
| "How is authority divided in a federal system | Each level may have more authority in specific areas |
| "What is a federalist system | A system splitting power between national and regional governments |
| "Why is the federalist system good for hindering tyranny | Because power is divided so no single level dominates |
| "What is a weakness of the federalist system | It is less efficient than other systems |
| "What is a confederate government | A system where regional governments have more authority than the national government |
| "What can the national government do in a confederate system | Only what the regional governments delegate |
| "Name examples of confederate governments | US under the Articles of Confederation Confederate States of America European Union |
| "What is a presidential system | A system where the people elect the chief executive separately from the legislature |
| "What is a strength of the presidential system | The executive has more power but is accountable to the people |
| "What is a parliamentary system | A system where the legislature and executive are elected together |
| "Who chooses the executive in a parliamentary system | The majority party in parliament |
| "Why is the parliamentary system more common | Because the majority party directly selects the executive head |
| "What powers are assigned to the national government by the constitution | Delegated powers divided into legislative judicial and executive branches |
| "What is the nations legislature called | Congress |
| "What are the two houses of Congress | House of Representatives and Senate |
| "What is the responsibility of Congress | To make laws |
| "Who leads the executive branch | The president |
| "What is the presidents role in the executive branch | To enforce laws and appoint advisors and department heads with Senate approval |
| "What is the role of the judicial branch | To interpret the nations laws |
| "What is the highest court in the United States | The Supreme Court |
| "What is the Supreme Courts role | It is the final say on American law |
| "What powers do states retain | Any powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited by the Constitution |
| "What must each state constitution establish | A republican form of government |
| "What are the divisions of state government | Counties townships and municipalities |
| "What does the word democracy come from | Greek words demos meaning people and kratos meaning authority or government |
| "How did Athens practice democracy | Through direct democracy with 10 to 20 percent of the population ruling |
| "What type of government did Rome have between the fifth and first centuries BC | A republic |
| "Who protected the rights of the people in the Roman Republic | Elected officials called tribunes |
| "What replaced the Roman Republic as Rome expanded | A dictatorship known as the Roman Empire |
| "Why did Englands government develop differently | Because of its isolated position |
| "What was the Magna Carta | A charter signed in 1215 introducing due process |
| "What did the Magna Carta establish | Procedures to protect the rights of the accused |
| "What was the English Bill of Rights of 1689 | It established a limited monarchy and protected the rights of the people |
| "Why did the US founders distrust direct democracy | They feared it would lead to mob rule |
| "What type of government did the founders establish | A republic |
| "What did the founders recognize as the source of unstable government | Mans sinfulness |
| "How did the founders prevent tyranny and mob rule | By placing limits on government power through the Constitution |
| "What limits government power over the people | The Bill of Rights |
| "What limits the power of the people in electing the president | The Electoral College |
| "What was the United States the first nation to do | Successfully create a republic on a large scale |
| "What did a republic mean to the founders | A representative government ruled by a constitution and based on democratic principles |
| "What is majority rule | The principle that the majority of the electorate makes decisions binding the entire electorate |
| "What is a popular majority | A majority of all citizens or voters |
| "What is a representative majority | A majority of elected officials |
| "Why is majority rule better than unanimity | Because a single vote would otherwise become the majority |
| "What is a pluralistic society | A society with many diverse backgrounds and beliefs where majority shifts issue by issue |
| "What does equality mean in democracy | Political equality not equality of circumstance |
| "What does political equality mean | All citizens are equal before the law regardless of income race or social status |
| "Who has the right to vote today | All adult Americans |
| "What does liberty mean | Personal and political freedoms such as freedom of conscience association and expression |
| "What happens to liberty apart from Christian morality | It becomes a license to do evil |
| "Why is compromise necessary in democracy | Because there are often differences of opinion |
| "What should Christians avoid compromising on | Biblical truth |
| "When is compromise acceptable | When dealing with nonmoral issues |
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