Introduction

Question 1

Politics

Answer 1

The organisation of power and decision making in society

Question 2

Law

Answer 2

Rules of behaviour enforced by sanctions and imposed by a sovereign authority

Question 3

Rules

Answer 3

Guides to behaviour possibly enforced by sanctions imposed within a group

Question 4

Customs

Answer 4

A traditional or excepted way of behaving

Question 5

Government

Answer 5

• the body that has the power the power to carry out the laws and run the society it is in
• Combined institutions on a level of power and decision making in a country

Question 6

The Heavenly Mandate

Answer 6

Traditional Chinese concept, heaven would bless the authority of a fair and just leader, but be displeased with a despotic ruler and withdraw the mandate

Question 7

The divine right of kings

Answer 7

European concept justifies absolute power of the monarch as they derive their right to rule directly from god

Question 8

The god emperor

Answer 8

The ruler is considered to be a living god

Question 9

Dictatorship

Answer 9

Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control

Question 10

Single party system

Answer 10

Power is restricted to or by a single group with a unified goal

Question 11

Theocracy

Answer 11

A form of government in which a ‘god’ or ‘deity’ is recognised as the supreme ruler

Question 12

Monarch

Answer 12

A monarch who obtains power through hereditary means

Question 13

Oligarchy

Answer 13

Political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society who have equal power

Question 14

Artiscocracy

Answer 14

Power is wielded by an elite section of society

Question 15

Anarchy

Answer 15

There is no government