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Give an example of how an individual can influence government
Collect signatures for a petition a call an email or write a letter to your local, state, and federal representative.
What is bias?
A preference or an opinion.
What is symbolism?
The use of something to represent ideas or qualities •
What is propaganda?
The method of spreading or information for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.
What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy?
A form of government in which the power to govern he’s directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives.
Explain the major similarity between socialism and communism.
An economic system in which the government own the primary means of production.
A type of government in which the leadership is comprised of the few wealthy elite is called a_____.
Oligarchy
What’s a monarchy?
A form of government where one person has unlimited power.
What is autocracy?
A form of government where one person has unlimited power
What is confederal system of government? Give an example.
A system of government where power is shared between central government and states. Example: United States
What is a unitary system of government? Give an example.
A system of government where almost all power is located with the central government. Example: France.
What is the term for a system of government in which the power to make and execute laws is held by a parliament
Parliamentary. Example: England (great Britain)
What term means that all citizens are accountable to the law?
Rule of Law
Why is rule of law fundamental to the American legal system?
Equal treatment under the law.
Why is it an obligation or a duty for citizen s to follow laws?
To promote the general welfare and to insure domestic tranquilly.
