UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND CIVICS: Unit 1 Flashcard #1

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What did John Lewis mean by 'Good Trouble'?

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Causing legal disruptions to challenge unjust systems

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What does it mean “democracy is an action verb?”

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Requiring constant citizen participation

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Which democratic values are most fundamental? Individual rights, collective responsibility; Power, authority, representation; Voting, protest, debate; Equality, freedom, justice

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Equality, freedom, justice

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Rule of law fundamentally means:

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Everyone is equally subject to legal standards

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Which two democratic values most shaped the concept of rule of law? Options: Representation and justice, Equality and justice, Freedom and authority, Power and sovereignty

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Equality and justice

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What are the four basic characteristics for analyzing a government?

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Power, authority, legitimacy, sovereignty

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A government with power but lacking authority would most likely be

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Military dictatorship

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In a monarchy, sovereignty is characterized by: Collective decision-making, Hereditary power concentrated in one ruler, Rotating leadership positions, Democratic election of leaders

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Hereditary power concentrated in one ruler

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Legitimacy in a theocracy is established through: Popular elections, Economic prosperity, Military strength, Religious doctrine and spiritual leadership

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Religious doctrine and spiritual leadership

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Ancient Greek democracy was primarily a:

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Direct democracy