EXAM Unit 1 Ch.1 Flashcards
1
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hereditary rulers, King or Queen
A
monarchy
2
Q
rule by a few
A
oligarchy
3
Q
one person rules with unlimited power
A
dictatorship
4
Q
power to act within territory and control external affairs
A
sovereignty
5
Q
rulers only answerable to God
A
divine right of kings
6
Q
power in one central govt.
A
unitary system
7
Q
power in loosely joined independent states
A
confederal system
8
Q
people surrender some power in return for security
A
social contract
9
Q
power shared between national/state/local govt.
A
federal system
10
Q
the formal structures and institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled
A
government
10
Q
a government ruled by the people for the people
A
democracy
