Government Chapter 1

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System of government which is ruled by the people is called

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a democracy

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What theory helped to form the first governments because people agreed to submit to the authority of a state?

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social contract theory

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What is the supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have the only authority over its internal and external business called?

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sovereignty

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The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called?

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politics

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Name the principle of American democracy that refers to two groups relaxing some of their demands in order to reach an agreement.

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compromise

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What system of government represents shared powers? Options: confederal, unitary, federal, totalitarian

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federal

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Who said this quote, "In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain . . . no arts, no letters, no society, and, which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death, and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?

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Thomas Hobbes

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What system of government is led by a prime minister? Options: parliamentary, liberal democracy, unitary system, confederal

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parliamentary

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Decisions that government makes and carries out are done by what process? Options: politics, legitimacy, policy, free enterprise

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politics

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The economic system that allows people to engage in economic activity with minimal government interference.

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free enterprise