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Question 1

Two types of democracies

Answer 1

Direct and Indirect

Question 2

4 characteristics of a state and be able to explain each

Answer 2

Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government

Question 3

6 purpose of government

Answer 3

To form a more perfect union,establish justice, Insure domestic tranquility, provide for common defense, Promote general welfare , secure Blessings of liberty

Question 4

3 type of power every government holds

Answer 4

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 5

4 theories that attempt to explain the origin of the state

Answer 5

Force, Evolutionary, Divine Rights, Social Contract theories

Question 6

Three levels of government

Answer 6

Federal, State, Local

Question 7

Three branches and their functions

Answer 7

Legislative - make the laws
Executive - signs the laws
Judicial - interprets the laws

Question 8

Which person or group of people head each. Branch on each level of government

Answer 8

Legislative : President, Congress, U.S. Supreme Court

Executive : Governor, State Legislative, State Supreme Court

Judicial : Mayor, City Council, Police Dept

Question 9

Two countries that practice Democracy and two countries that practice Dictatorship

Answer 9

U.S. / England

North Korea / China

Question 10

The process by which a society decides how power and resources will be distributed within that society is called

Answer 10

Politics

Question 11

Five basic concepts of democracy

Answer 11

Majority rule, equality, individual rights, individual worth , compromise

Question 12

Another word for free enterprise system

Answer 12

Capitalism

Question 13

Federalism ?

Answer 13

Sharing power between federal / national government with states and local government.

Question 14

What happens in an indirect democracy

Answer 14

People elect representatives to represent them in government

Question 15

Which type of democracy, where the people themselves creates laws and policies

Answer 15

Direct democracy

Question 16

Two types of dictatorships that are not concerned with the will of the people

Answer 16

Autocracy / Oligarchy

Question 17

Which type of government shares its power between a central government and local government

Answer 17

Federal government

Question 18

How democracies are run

Answer 18

Majority rule

Question 19

How democracies settle their differences

Answer 19

Through comprise

Question 20

Two qualities of a good citizen and know the differences between them

Answer 20

Duties & responsibilities

Question 21

How did chief executive is chosen in a parliamentary democracy

Answer 21

By the members of the parliamentary government and by the majority of members in their party

Question 22

2 Forms of Government

Answer 22

Democracy and Dictatorship

Question 23

13 colonies ?

Answer 23

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts , Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia

Question 24

What happens in a direct democracy?

Answer 24

In a direct democracy, each citizen has the right to vote on every decision and issue.

Question 25

Duties of citizenship?

Answer 25

Paying taxes and voting

Question 26

Responsibilities of citizenship ?

Answer 26

Obeying Laws , Jury Duty, Serve as a Witness, Register for the Draft

Question 27

4 factors of the free enterprise system

Answer 27

• Private ownership
• Individual initiative
• Profit
• Competition

Question 28

3 concepts of government that influenced the American colonies

Answer 28

Ordered, Limited , and Representatives Government