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Govt. Unit 1 Vocabulary

Govt. Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Social Studies

12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The rules and institutions that make up that system of policymaking". Which vocabulary term is described in the above excerpt?

Back

government

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A system of government where power is held by the people. Which vocabulary term is described in the above excerpt?

Back

Democracy

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The right to life, liberty, and property, which government cannot take away." Which vocabulary term is described in the above excerpt?

Back

Natural rights

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which vocabulary term is described in the excerpt: "People allow their government to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society."?

Back

Social contract

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away. Which vocabulary term is described in the above excerpt?

Back

Limited government

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"A government that exists only with the consent of the governed." Which vocabulary term is described in the above excerpt?

Back

Popular sovereignty

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances?

Back

Montesquieu

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