Chapter 1

Question 1

Autocracy

Answer 1

One person with absolute power Ex: The Soviet Union

Question 2

Oligarchy

Answer 2

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Question 3

Popular sovereignty

Answer 3

the idea that a government’s power comes from the consent of its citizens

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

a form of government where the people have the power to make decisions

Question 5

Authoritarianism

Answer 5

a political system that involves a controlling government that rejects democracy, human rights, and political plurality

Question 6

Totalitarianism

Answer 6

a political system where the government has total control over its citizens

Question 7

Political efficacy

Answer 7

citizen’s belief that they can understand and influence political affairs, and that their political input can affect political processes.

Question 8

The Immigration Act of 1924

Answer 8

Reduced the foreign-born population to 5%.

Question 9

Laissez-faire capitalism

Answer 9

a free-market economic philosophy that opposes government intervention. “to leave alone”