Government Terms

Question 1

authority

Answer 1

The power and/or right to enforce obedience and make decisions over a group

Question 2

commerce

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The business and exchange of goods by purchase, trade, or sale

Question 3

federal

Answer 3

Government formed by a union of smaller groups (states) in agreement

Question 4

government

Answer 4

A system of authority over a group of people

Question 5

import

Answer 5

Goods brought into a country or state for the purpose of trade

Question 6

intangible

Answer 6

That cannot be felt by touching, immaterial

Question 7

license

Answer 7

Authorization by law

Question 8

regulate

Answer 8

To control, adjust or govern according to a system

Question 9

tangible

Answer 9

That can be felt by touching, material

Question 10

tarriffs

Answer 10

Systems of taxes placed on imports or exports of a country

Question 11

utilities

Answer 11

A service to the public such as gas, telephone, water, or electric power

Question 12

Aristotle

Answer 12

Father of Political Science

Question 13

aristocracy

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Government by privileged citizens or the upper class

Question 14

democracy

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Rule by the people. Originally an Aristotlelian term that meant bad “people-run” government

Question 15

jurisdiction

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The right to exercise authority

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monarchy

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Hereditary rule by one person alone; usually a king, queen, or emperor

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morality

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The character of being in agreement with the standards of right conduct

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oligarchy

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Selfish group leadership, as defined by Aristotle

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philosopher

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A person who is learned in the study of thought and conduct

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pluralism

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A form of government where the public has input in the various areas of interest of the country

Question 21

polity

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Aristotle’s definition of a good government run by the people

Question 22

totalitarianism

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A government where the authorities require complete obedience and total submission

Question 23

tyranny

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Unjust governmental authority; oppressive power

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autocracy

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Unjust governmental authority; oppressive power

Question 25

bureaucracy

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A system of leaders who carry out the work of the government through the use of departments

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dictator

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A leader who has total control over a country, and is unrestrained by law

Question 27

foreign exchange student

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Pupils who go to another country to study its culture for a set amount of time, usually a year

Question 28

habeas corpus

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An order to bring an arrested person to court and decide whether the imprisonment is legal

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insubordination

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The act of disobedience

Question 30

legislation

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A proposed law

Question 31

loathe

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To hate or abhor

Question 32

unrelenting

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Inflexible: refusing to yield

Question 33

welfare state

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A country in which the government assumes a large share of the social caretaking of the people

Question 34

workfare

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A system where a person will receive welfare benefits after showing proof of working in a regular job