Government Test 1 Flashcards
government
the authority and power to control, to direct, and to rule the actions and affairs of others.
demos: to steer
kratia: to rule
the source of governmental authority comes from where?
God
capital punishment
the death penalty for murder
Genesis 9: 5-6
the origin of civil government
Genesis 4: 17
God’s law
the 10 commandments, revealed law, natural law
where does every government derive it’s authority
from God
theocracy
a government where God rules directly from God
theocracy examples
New England Puritans and Israel
Iran is the best modern example of what
rule by clerics
council of guardians
top clerical system, like supreme court, Ayatollah is the leader of this group
Ayatollah
appointed for life
what do the Council of Guardians keep law under?
Sharia law, this is a theocracy
secularism
separation-of-church-and-state
autocracy
the rule by one whose will is supreme
autos: self
kratia: to rule
democracy
the people rule, either directly or indirectly
dynasty
rule by a single family
example of a dynasty
Tudor, Romonavs, or Saud
monarchy
the distinguishing feature of a monarch is that he received his position by inheritance
monarch
“to rule alone”
absolute monarch
system of gov. that the monarch has unlimited powers
absolute monarch example
“Sun King” Louis XIV, King David
constitutional monarch
systems of government in which the monarch’s power is limited by a constitution and is equal to or subservient to an elected representative assembly
example of constitutional monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
dictatorship
system of government in which the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority
