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civics quizz #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is democracy | a system in which political power resides with the people |
| what is monarchy | a form of autocracy where a person is the sole leader by being born in a family of rulers |
| what is oligarchy | a system in which a small group has total control and power over a country |
| what is socialism | a system in which the government owns the primary/basic means of production |
| what is colonialism | its the process of a country taking full or partial control over a dependent country, territory, or people |
| what is aristocracy | a system in which the power is held by a small privileged upper class, or nobility |
| what is theocracy | a system of government where a deity/God or goddess is recognized as the supreme ruler, and the state is managed by officials who act as divine interpreters or religious leaders |
| what is totalitarianism | a form of government that tries to control every part of public and private life, leaving no room for individual freedom |
| what is communism | a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods |
| what is the main goal of a government | to make laws and decisions |
| what do all governments provide | structure |
| what is a republic | a form of government where people elect representatives to rule for them |
| what is a dictatorship | absolute rule by one leader |
| in a socialist government, the __ controls businesses for the people | government |
| what is anarchy | the absence of any form of government |
| what is autocracy | a form of government where one person has unlimited power |
| what is direct democracy | a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people instead of elected representatives |
| what is representative democracy | a system of government in which people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them, also know as republic |
| what is a limited monarchy | a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with elected legislature and agrees to be bound by the constitution or a set of laws |
| what is usurpation | exercising power by force |
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