Government - Unit 1 - Lesson 2

This is NOT a way the United States has extended its territory.

Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called a(n)

The four essential features of a state, or nation, include government, sovereignty, territory, and __________. 

This theory stated that the state evolved from a nuclear family. 

A plan for government is called a(n)

Type of government where the people are actively ruled by a king, queen, or emperor who share none of the power is a(n)

This essential feature is the key characteristic of a state. 

Type of government where the king, queen, or emperor share the power of government with an elected body, usually a parliament, and are limited by a constitution. 

A __________ system of government involves sharing the power between the central (or national) government and the state governments. 

This theory stipulated that the people give the state only the power necessary to bring about and maintain order. 

This theory stipulated that the people need each other to survive, and that those in charge would use violence or the threat of violence to get the work accomplished. 

A(n) __________ system of government gives all the power to the central government. 

A(n) __________ system of government is a loose union of independent or sovereign states. 

This theory stipulates that rulers believed they were either descendants of the people's god(s), were the people's god, or were chosen by the people's god(s) to rule. 

This authoritarian type of government involves a small group of people holding power and making all decisions in the government. 

Many people confuse economic systems and political systems.  Governments usually make the major economic decisions for their country.  When they choose an economic system to follow, this often gets confused for their system of government. All economic systems try to answer three questions.

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions every economic system tries to answer?