ESP Political Science - Important Terminology Part 1

What is a system of government where there is no centralized authority or formal government structure?

• Anarchy

• Authoritarianism

• Bill of rights

• Bureaucracy

A rule or regulation that is made and enforced by a government.

• Civil liberties

• Law

• Bill of rights

• Bureaucracy

A set of beliefs about how society should be organized and governed.

• Civil liberties

• Law

• Bill of rights

• Ideology

A state of society without government or laws.

• Civil liberties

• Anarchy

• Bill of rights

• Ideology

A form of government in which the ruler has absolute power.

• authoritarianism

• dictatorship

• Bill of rights

• Ideology

A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments.

• authoritarianism

• dictatorship

• federalism

• Ideology

A form of government in which one person has absolute power.

• authoritarianism

• dictatorship

• federalism

• Ideology

A list of basic rights and freedoms that are protected by law.

• authoritarianism

• dictatorship

• bill of rights

• Ideology

A complex system of government offices and procedures

• communism

• capitalism

• bureaucracy

• Ideology

A form of government in which the people hold power and elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• communism

• capitalism

• bureaucracy

• democracy