Unit 1 - Introduction to American Government Flashcard #1

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What is the purpose of the government?

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maintain order, protect basic rights and freedoms, promote equality and justice for all

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A government’s legitimacy depends mainly on which of these factors? Options: the government’s personal wealth, the government’s political ambition, people fear of the government’s power, people accept the government’s authority

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people accept the government’s authority

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Democracy is a system of government where power, authority and sovereignty are held by the

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People

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The main difference between Direct Democracy and a Republic is that a Republic leaves lawmaking in the hands of

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Elected representatives

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Authoritarian government ruled by a political group of people is called a(n)

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Single-party

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Authoritarian government ruled by a family that passes down power by birth is called a(n)

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Monarchy

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Authoritarian government ruled by a group of elites or powerful individuals is called a(n)

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Oligarchy

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Authoritarian government ruled by one powerful individual who consolidates power is called a(n)

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Dictatorship

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The State of Nature is the time in human history before

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Government

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What does Thomas Hobbes believe happens when people are in the State of Nature?

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War