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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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the ruler exercises unlimited authority and usually inherits his position

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absolute monarchy

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2
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means “to rule by oneself”

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autocracy

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3
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the ruler is limited by a constitution

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constitutional monarchy

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4
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the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution

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constitutional republic

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5
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the ruler acquires power by some means other than inheritance and rules with absolute authority

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dictatorship

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6
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the people rule directly by popular vote

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direct democracy

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7
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the people rule indirectly through elected representatives

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indirect democracy

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8
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God rules directly

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theocracy

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9
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a dictatorship that controls all aspects of society through coercion

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totalitarian dictatorship

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10
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an economic system in which the government controls the nation’s resources and its means of production

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socialism

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11
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What is the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him?

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Puritan (or Protestant) work ethic

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12
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What bird symbolizes America’s strength, power, and freedom?

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bald eagle

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13
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In what verse are success and prosperity promised to the person who will mediate upon the laws of God and obey them?

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Joshua 1:8

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14
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Which amendment to the Constitution is the separation of church and state based on?

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First Amendment

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15
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From whom does civil government receive its authority?

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God

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16
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What is another name for the Ten Commandments?

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Decalogue

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17
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Name the totalitarian dictatorship in which all power is vested on ruler.

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fascism

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18
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Name the upper house of Parliament

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House of Lords

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19
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Name the lower house of Parliament

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House of Commons

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20
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What document, for the first time in English history, placed the king under the law of the land?

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Magna Carta

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21
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What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?

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House of Burgesses

22
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What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies

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county

23
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What word means “our loyalty, our support, and our devotion to duty”?

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allegiance

24
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What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

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Ten Commandments

25
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What word describes the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors?

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heritage

26
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Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”?

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John F. Kennedy

27
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What word literally means “the people rule”?

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democracy

28
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Name some examples of absolute monarchs.

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King David, King John, Louis XIV

29
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According to Charles Schuman, what is the price of socialism?

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freedom

30
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What is the cornerstone of American government?

A

character of American people

31
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What was the greatest influence on the English nation?

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Bible

32
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What is a non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions

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common law

33
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Which of the following became the model for the colonial legislatures in America and for the U.S. Congress?

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Parliament

34
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What event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonist and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?

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Great Awakening

35
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Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?

A

Edmund Burke

36
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What act not only cut off all trade between the colonies and England, but also officials removed the colonies from the “King’s Protection”?

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Prohibitory Act

37
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a love for one’s country and a loyalty to that country

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patriotism

38
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the first foundational civil ordinance

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capital punishment

39
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How many people have been killed by the Marxist totalitarianism in the Soviet Union and Red China alone?

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More than 140 million

40
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The power of the English monarchs was strictly limited by what document?

A

English Bill of Rights of 1689

41
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a covenant under God to establish a “civil body politick”

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Mayflower Compact

42
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the legislature composed of one house

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unicameral

43
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became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general

A

Daniel “Chappie” James

44
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convened the Model Parliament in 1295

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Edward I

45
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drafted the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

46
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formulated the basic ideas of Communism

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Karl Marx

47
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laid the foundations for the right to trial by jury

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Henry II

48
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the most outstanding constitutional monarch in world history

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Queen Victoria

49
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the first to put Communism into practice on a large scale

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Vladimir Lenin

50
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wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England

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William Blackstone

51
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wrote the Pledge of Allegiance

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Francis Bellamy

52
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wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”

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Francis Scott Key

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