Social Studies Vocabulary

a colony ruled by a king

• colony

• explorer

• royal colony

• persecution

What is a citizen?

• A person that lives

• A person that works

• A person that lives in a house

• A person that lives in a community with certain rights and duties

What is a community?

• Where people play

• Where people live

• Where people work

• Where people work, live, and play

an extreme proudness in one’s nation with little regard or care for other nations’ needs

• militarism

• isolationism

• nationalism

• communism

a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

• president

• dictator

• king

• queen

a type of government/economic system where people or companies have the freedom to buy, sell, and own what they want; citizens have many  rights; political officials are elected by the citizens.

• democracy

• communism

• monarchy

• dictatorship

a type of government/economic system where the government owns all the factories and lands, and people are supposed to share their wealth; citizens have few rights; political officials typically seize power

• democracy

• communism

• monarchy

• dicatorship

What is a synonym for 'democracy'?

• A) Autocracy

• B) Republic

• C) Monarchy

• D) Oligarchy

Which word best describes a government ruled by a king or queen?

• A) Democracy

• B) Monarchy

• C) Republic

• D) Dictatorship

What does the term 'sovereignty' refer to?

• A) The power of a state to govern itself

• B) The power of a king to rule

• C) The influence of a nation over another

• D) The wealth of a nation