Gov Ch 1
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| show | Aristotle
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| show | population, territory, government
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| a way the United States has extended its territory. | show 🗑
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| show | unitary
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| A loose union of independent states is a | show 🗑
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| show | politics.
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| show | autocracy, oligarchy, democracy
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| show | a democracy.
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| show | representative democracy.
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| show | command economy.
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| show | nation-state.
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| This man's writings influenced the American revolutionaries. | show 🗑
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| show | federal
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| show | constitution.
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| This study is concerned with a government's power and the rights of the citizens. | show 🗑
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| show | developing nations
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| Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called | show 🗑
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| show | political parties.
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| show | capitalism.
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| show | Adam Smith
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| the state evolved from family | show 🗑
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| show | John Locke
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| plan for government | show 🗑
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| defines government power | show 🗑
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| king, queen, or emperor rules | show 🗑
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| show | Adam Smith
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| show | mixed-market economy
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| show | Karl Marx
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| characteristic of capitalism | show 🗑
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| show | helps democracy to prosper
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| supreme and absolute authority | show 🗑
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| origin of the state in family | show 🗑
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| one purpose of government | show 🗑
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| show | preamble
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| show | a form of autocracy
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| show | representative democracy
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| show | majority rule
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| a hands-off attitude | show 🗑
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| public ownership of most land | show 🗑
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| communism | show 🗑
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| wrote that in a "state of nature," no government existed and life was "cruel, brutish, and short." | show 🗑
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| In a(n) ____________________ system, the national government has the key powers and can create state and local governments. | show 🗑
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| show | Preamble
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| Karl Marx called workers who produce goods the ____________________. | show 🗑
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| show | bourgeoisie
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| Contrast the social contract theory of government with the divine right theory. What type of government would result from each theory? | show 🗑
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| show | The ideas of individual initiative—that each person knows what is best for himself or herself—and freedom of economic choice supports freedom of political choice.
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| What are the potential positive and negative effects of politics? | show 🗑
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| Contrast the social contract theory of government with the force theory. What type of government would result from each theory? | show 🗑
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| show | Oligarchies derive power from a wealth, military strength, &/or social position & exercise control over citizens. Wealthy people - degree of military support & govt control when faced with a movement that called for the redistribution of their wealth.
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| show | In an autocracy, decisions are generally made in the best interests of the leader or the leadership group. In a representative democracy, elected leaders make decisions that benefit the majority of the people.
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| Explain why a free market economy would more likely be found in a democracy than in a totalitarian dictatorship. | show 🗑
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| Are the rights and will of minorities better protected in a representative democracy, an autocracy, or an oligarchy? Explain. | show 🗑
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| show | sovereignty
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| show | government
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| a theory of the origin of the state. | show 🗑
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| show | John Locke's political writings.
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| show | provide essential services.
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| This plan provides the rules for government. | show 🗑
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| show | Preamble
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| Defining the extent and limits of government power and rights of citizens is the purpose of | show 🗑
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| You are taking part in this when you ask people to vote for school levies. | show 🗑
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| show | an industrialized nation.
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| Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government. | show 🗑
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| As in a dictatorship, these governments usually suppress political opposition. | show 🗑
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| show | representative democracy
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| show | democracy
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| needed for democracy to prosper. | show 🗑
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| show | ”free” market
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| In this type of economy, the government owns the basic means of production. | show 🗑
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| Critics claim that this type of economic system hinders economic growth. | show 🗑
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| show | mixed-market economy
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| Karl Marx believed that under this economic system one class would evolve. | show 🗑
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| show | consensus
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| Population ____________________ has caused political power in the United States to shift from inner cities to suburban areas. | show 🗑
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| The United States has extended its boundaries through war, purchase, and ____________________. | show 🗑
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| ____________________ means the willingness of citizens to obey the government. | show 🗑
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| show | Scarcity
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| show | Great Britain
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| show | two
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| show | political parties
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| show | Industrialized
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| ____________________ corporations are huge companies with offices and factories in many countries. | show 🗑
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| Japan’s government is a(n) ____________________. | show 🗑
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| show | majority
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| Rival __________________ give voters a choice among candidates and simplify issues. | show 🗑
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| ____________________ gives people an opportunity to control their economic decisions and therefore to make political decisions. | show 🗑
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| ____________________ is the study of human efforts to satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources. | show 🗑
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| In a free enterprise economy, sellers ____________________ with one another to produce goods and services. | show 🗑
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| show | mixed-market
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| Sweden operates under a form of ____________________. | show 🗑
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| Karl Marx interpreted history as a ____________________ between workers and owners. | show 🗑
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| one of the first students of government | show 🗑
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| show | state
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| show | nation
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| social contract | show 🗑
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| show | national security
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| national government has key powers | show 🗑
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| show | confederacy
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| divides power | show 🗑
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| limited government | show 🗑
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| show | interdependence
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| ruled by one person | show 🗑
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| show | oligarchy
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| ruled by many persons | show 🗑
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| show | political parties
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| network of voluntary associations | show 🗑
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| ”free” enterprise system | show 🗑
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| a hands-off economy | show 🗑
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| bourgeoisie | show 🗑
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| proletariat | show 🗑
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| show | communism
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