Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Aristocracy

Answer 1

Government power concentrated among the top social class

Question 2

Autocracy

Answer 2

Government power concentrated in one

Question 3

Constitutionalism

Answer 3

Limiting government power to protect citizens’ liberties

Question 4

Elitism

Answer 4

the idea that wealthy and well-connected individuals exercise the most power in setting public policy

Question 5

Majoritarianism

Answer 5

the idea that the majority prevails not only in elections but also in setting public policy

Question 6

Pluralism

Answer 6

the idea that public policy is set by competing groups in society

Question 7

The enlightenment era occurred during which years?

Answer 7

1650-1800

Question 8

Which Enlightenment philosopher first advanced the idea that government derives its limited power from the consent of those governed though a social contract and citizens have the right to revolt

Answer 8

John Locke

Question 9

Which political philosopher argued for a monarch with absolute power in leviathan?

Answer 9

Thomas Hobbes

Question 10

capitalism

Answer 10

An economic system based on the idea that government should interfere with economic transactions as little as possible. Free enterprise and self-reliance are the collective and individual principles that underpin free markets

Question 11

socialism

Answer 11

An economic system based on the idea that the government should own and operate key industries in the economy such energy, transportation, health care, etc.

Question 12

Authority

Answer 12

The recognized right of governments and officials to exercise power