American government and civics unit 1 Foundations vocabulary

A government in which one person holds unlimited political power.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Oligarchy

This concept ensures the powers are not abused.

• autocracy

• democracy

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

This word means supreme power rests with the people.

• democracy

• federal government

• communism

• monarchy

The branch of government that makes the laws.

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

The group of people who were opposed to the constitution and the federal form of government.

• The federalists

• The anti-federalists

• The merchants

• The landowners

The form of government based on religion.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Communism

• Theocracy

The form of government ruled by a King or Queen.

• Democracy

• Communism

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

This compromise created two houses of Congress

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

A form of government in which the power is held by a small group of elite people.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

The form of government that is an alliance of independent states.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Popular sovereignty

• Confederal government