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Global Issues Exam 2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term means how the government controls money? | Economy |
| In what type of economic system does the individual control the resources? | Capitalism |
| What is the difference between communism and socialism? | How the goods are distributed |
| What political system means no government? | Anarchy |
| What political system means one leader controls the government? | Dictatorship |
| What political system means ruled by few? | Oligarchy |
| What political system means ruled by the rich? | Plutocracy |
| What political system means one leader controls the religion, economy, culture and the government? | Totalitarian |
| Where does the ruler get their power in a monarchy? | Family |
| What political system is set up where representatives are elected and then speak for the people? | Republic |
| In a pure democracy everyone votes for _____________. | Everything |
| What is the difference between a parliament and a republic? | A parliament has all the power and a republic shares it with other branches. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Jefferson |
| Where was the Declaration of Independence written? | Philadelphia |
| Who pushed for the colonies to break from England the most? | Adams |
| What was the reason some southern colonies did not want to sign the Declaration of Independence? | They wanted to keep their slaves |
| In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed? | 1776 |
| What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To tell why the colonies were declaring the independence. |
| Amendment 1: The government can’t make an official ______________. | Religion |
| Amendment 2: The government will provide a ____________ and allow people to have _______. | Military, guns |
| Amendment 3: The government can’t make you put _________ in your house. | Soldiers |
| Amendment 4: The government must have __________ to invade your privacy. | Cause |
| Amendment 5: You can’t get the death penalty without a trial by a ______________. You can’t be tried for the same crime ___________. You don’t have to say things that make you look ___________. | Grand jury, twice, guilty |
| Amendment 6: You have the right to a ______________ and a speedy and __________ trial. | Lawyer, public |
| Amendment 7: You have the right to a jury in ________ cases. | Civil (person vs. person) |
| Amendment 8: The _____________ must fit the crime. | Punishment |
| Amendment 9: People have rights that aren’t in the _________. | Constitution |
| Amendment 10: The ____________ have rights that aren’t in the Constitution. | States |
| Who wrote the Articles of Confederation? | Second Continental Congress |
| How many votes did each state have in the Articles of Confederation? | One |
| Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation make the federal government so weak? | They feared a monarchy |
| What does federal mean? | National |
| The writers of the Articles of Confederation didn’t want federal taxes because they remembered what happened at the… | Boston Tea Party |
| What does domestic tranquility mean? | Calmness in America |
| What does provide for the common defense mean? | To pay for a military |
| What does promote the general welfare mean? | Try to take care of everyone |
| What does posterity mean? | Our children and their children |
| What does ordain mean? | Make something sacred |
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