Core Concepts Part 8

Unlimited Government

• government in which citizens rule

• government where rights are protected

• government holds all decisions and makes all decisions.

• officials are elected to office

Limited Government

• citizens hold the power

• power of the government is restricted

• decision making is shared between the government and citizens

• All are correct

Foreign policy

• how countries plan to interact with other countries

• how countries plan to export goods

• how countries plan to import goods

• a country's plan to grow the economy

a state containing several countries is called

• an empire

• a monarchy

• a democracy

• communist

The principle of majority rule means that the U.S. government

• can pass any law without worrying about minority rights

• can only pass laws voted for by a majority of representatives

• is bound by the rule of law

• must have the support of a majority of local governments for that action of the regional government

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• In the past, there were many democracies that protected the rights of the citizens

• The rise of democracies that protect citizens' rights is a fairly recent event in the world

• There are very few democratic governments in the world today

• Most democracies fail to protect the rights of their citizens.

Which of the following is an example of something that a limited government would do, but is probably something that an unlimited government would not be willing to do?

• Build and maintain public roads

• protect citizens from attack

• operate public schools

• let citizens speak freely in public

government

• supreme power

• legal citizen of a country

• government's plan to deal with other nations

• group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.

constitution

• supreme power

• a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized.

• government's plan to deal with other nations

• group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.

tyranny

• unjust use of power

• a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized.

• government's plan to deal with other nations

• group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.