US Gov chp1

Question 1

In () a democracy citizens vote directly on issues rather than electing representatives

Answer 1

Direct

Question 2

A () is a government system where power is held by a religious leaders or institutions

Answer 2

theocracy

Question 3

() economics emphasizes the role of government in managing economic cycles through fiscal and monetary policies

Answer 3

Keynesian

Question 4

in a () economy, there is a mix of private enterprise and government intervention in economic activities

Answer 4

mixed

Question 5

A () regime is characterized by complete state control over all aspects of public and private life

Answer 5

totalitarian

Question 6

what is the primary function of government

Answer 6

to enforce laws and ensure social order

Question 7

which economic system is characterized by private ownership and minimal government intervention

Answer 7

capitalism

Question 8

in which system of government does a single ruler have absolutely power, often justified by divine right or inheritance

Answer 8

Monarchy

Question 9

what type of government is run by a small group of people, often from the same social or economic class

Answer 9

oligarchy

Question 10

what is the key difference between a parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy

Answer 10

In a parliamentary democracy, the executive is part of the legislative.

Question 11

Differences between capitalism and socialism as economic systems

Answer 11

capitalism gives you more economic freedom while socialism is more controlled by the state

Question 12

key characteristics of federal system of government and provide an example of a country with that system

Answer 12

The same territory is controlled by two level of government, each nation/state is independent. States aren’t free to leave the union, both nation and state have to participate with change

Question 13

concepts of checks and balances in a democratic government and importance

Answer 13

each branch doesn’t have too much power, it created a separation of powers. It gave specific powers to each branch.

Question 14

which system of gov is characterized by power divided between central and local gov

Answer 14

federal gov

Question 15

in a parliamentary system, who typically serves as the head of government

Answer 15

president

Question 16

what doc, written in 1215, limited the power of the English monarch and protected the rights of nobility

Answer 16

magna Carta

Question 17

which philosopher argued that without government, life would be “nasty, brutish, and short”

Answer 17

Thomas Hobbs

Question 18

what type of democracy involved citizens directly participating in lawmaking through mass meetings

Answer 18

direct democracy

Question 19

who wrote “two treaties on gov” and argued for natural right including life, liberty, and property

Answer 19

John Locke

Question 20

which principle of gov states that no one is above the law, including leaders and officials

Answer 20

rule of law

Question 21

what concept did baron de Montesquieu emphasize as crucial to preventing any branch from becoming too powerful

Answer 21

separation of powers

Question 22

which doc, written in 1689, expanded the powers of the English parliament and further limited the rights of the monarch

Answer 22

English bill of rights

Question 23

what term best describes a government in which a single person hold unlimited politics power

Answer 23

autocracy

Question 24

which early American institution is considered an example of colonial self-gov

Answer 24

Virginia house of Burgess

Question 25

according to John Locke, which is the appropriate response when the government violates the social contact

Answer 25

legal action

Question 26

which philosopher argued for direct democracy and believed that the government is a contract between ruler and people

Answer 26

jean-jacques Rousseau

Question 27

what principle is expressed in the phrase “consent of the governed” from the declaration of independence

Answer 27

popular sovereignty

Question 28

which system of government is characterized by a central organization that only handles matters assigned by member states

Answer 28

confederal government

Question 29

In a presidential system, how is the chief executive typically chosen

Answer 29

independently of the legislature

Question 30

what type of gov is ruled by a small, usually self-appointed elite

Answer 30

oligarchy

Question 31

which doc objected to king Charles 1’s overreach of authority and affirmed rights such as no taxation without consent

Answer 31

petition of right

Question 32

what concept did Thomas Hobbs and John Locke both contribute to, despite their differing views of human nature

Answer 32

social contract theory

Question 33

which famous quote from the declaration of independence asserts the equality and unalienable rights of all men

Answer 33

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness