global studies

Question 1

Secular

Answer 1

(adjective)- things that have no religious or spiritual basis

Question 2

Coup d’etat

Answer 2

(noun)- the takeover and removal of a government in an illegal, unconstitutional way by, often by the military
[short version: coup]
[pronounced: cooo]

Question 3

Kleptocracy

Answer 3

(noun)- 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 4

Oligarchy

Answer 4

(noun)- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

Question 5

Conscription

Answer 5

(noun)- required enrollment in the military; draft

Question 6

Suffrage

Answer 6

(noun)- The right to vote

Question 7

Legislature

Answer 7

(noun)- law-making group made up of elected officials

Question 8

Constitution

Answer 8

(noun)- a document stating the basic principles of a nation, the powers and duties of the government, and the rights of the people

Question 9

Absolutism

Answer 9

(noun)- a government in which the leader(s) hold complete power; synonym for dictatorship

Question 10

Aristocracy

Answer 10

(noun)- the social class made up of people who inherit their wealth and position

Question 11

Theocracy

Answer 11

(noun)- government in which authority lies in religious leaders

Question 12

Dictatorship

Answer 12

(noun)- government in which authority lies in one supreme ruler

Question 13

Monarchy

Answer 13

(noun)- government run by a king, queen or emperor

Question 14

Democracy

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Government

Answer 15

(noun)- 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.