english

Question 1

government

Answer 1

A ruling power in a political society that has the authority to make laws, resolve disputes, and make decisions; responsible for providing order to a nation.

Question 2

democracy

Answer 2

government in which the people have control, either directly or through elected representatives; republic

Question 3

monarchy

Answer 3

government run by king queen or emperor

Question 4

dictatorship

Answer 4

government in which authority lies in one supreme rule

Question 5

theocracy

Answer 5

government in which authority lies in religious leaders

Question 6

artisocracy

Answer 6

the social class made up of people who inherit their wealth and position

Question 7

absolutism

Answer 7

a government in which the leader(s) hold complete power

Question 8

constitution

Answer 8

a document stating the basic principles of a nation, the powers and duties of the government, and the rights of the people

Question 9

legislature

Answer 9

law-making group made up of elected officials

Question 10

suffrage

Answer 10

the right to vote

Question 11

conscription

Answer 11

required enrollment in the military; draft

Question 12

oligarchy

Answer 12

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

Question 13

kleptocracy

Answer 13

a government whose corrupt leaders use political power to steal the wealth of their nation, at the expense of the rest of the people. (Thievocracy is a synonym)

Question 14

coup d’etat

Answer 14

the takeover and removal of a government in an illegal, unconstitutional way by, often by the military [short version: coup]

Question 15

secular

Answer 15

things that have no religious or spiritual basis