Unit 1 Flashcards
the ruler exercises unlimited authority and usually inherits his position
absolute monarchy
means “to rule by oneself”
autocracy
the ruler is limited by a constitution
constitutional monarchy
the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution
constitutional republic
the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority
dictatorship
the people rule directly by popular vote
direct democracy
the people rule indirectly through elected representatives
indirect democracy
God rules directly
theocracy
a dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion
totalitarian dictatorship
an economic system in which the government controls the nation’s resources and its means of production
socialism
What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?
Puritan (or Protestant) work ethic
What bird symbolizes America’s strength, power, and freedom?
bald eagle
In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will mediate upon the laws of God and obey them?
Joshua 1:8
Which amendment to the Constitution is the separation of church and state based on?
First Amendment
From whom does civil government receive its authority?
God
What is another name for the Ten Commandments?
Decalogue
Name the totalitarian dictatorship in which all power is vested on ruler.
fascism
Name the upper house of Parliament
House of Lords
Name the lower house of Parliament
House of Commons
What document, for the first time in English history, placed the king under the law of the land?
Magna Carta
What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?
House of Burgesses
What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies
county
What word means “our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty”?
allegiance
What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Ten Commandments
What word describes the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?
heritage
Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”?
John F. Kennedy
What word literally means “the people rule”?
democracy
Name some examples of absolute monarchs.
King David, King John, Louis XIV
According to Charles Schuman, what is the price of socialism?
freedom
What is the cornerstone of American government?
character of American people
What was the greatest influence on the English nation?
Bible
What is a non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions
common law
Which of the following became the model for the colonial legislatures in America and for the U.S. Congress?
Parliament
What event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonist and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?
Great Awakening
Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?
Edmund Burke
What act not only cut off all trade between the colonies and England, but also officials removed the colonies from the “King’s Protection”?
Prohibitory Act
a love for one’s country and a loyalty to that country
patriotism
the first foundational civil ordinance
capital punishment
How many people have been killed by the Marxist totalitarianism in the Soviet Union and Red China alone?
More than 140 million
The power of the English monarchs was strictly limited by what document?
English Bill of Rights of 1689
a covenant under God to establish a “civil body politick”
Mayflower Compact
the legislature composed of one house
unicameral
became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general
Daniel “Chappie” James
convened the Model Parliament in 1295
Edward I
drafted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
formulated the basic ideas of Communism
Karl Marx
laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury
Henry II
the most outstanding constitutional monarch in world history
Queen Victoria
the first to put Communism into practice on a large scale
Vladimir Lenin
wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England
William Blackstone
wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
Francis Bellamy
wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key
