Civ - U1T1 - Vocab Set 1 & 2

What is a system of government in which power is vested in the hands of a few individuals or a small elite group?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Socialism

Which term refers to a form of government where citizens directly participate in decision-making and policy creation?

• Representative democracy
• Oligarchy
• Direct democracy
• Autocracy

In a ________, citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• Direct democracy
• Oligarchy
• Representative democracy
• Autocracy

What is the concept that decisions are made by a majority vote, while still respecting the rights of the minority?

• Majority rule
• Minority rights
• Socialism
• Constitutional republic

Which term describes a government system with a constitution that limits the powers of the government and guarantees certain rights to its citizens?

• Constitutional republic
• Presidential system
• Parliamentary system
• Autocracy

In a ________, the head of state and the head of government are separate roles

• Presidential system

• Parliamentary system

• Direct democracy

• Oligarchy

What is a governing system where the executive branch derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislative branch?

• Presidential system

• Parliamentary system

• Constitutional republic

• Oligarchy

Which term refers to goods that are both excludable and rivalrous, meaning they can be limited to certain people and their consumption by one person diminishes their availability to others?

• Private goods

• Common goods

• Public goods

• Toll goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, available to everyone and not depleted by use, are called:

• Private goods

• Common goods

• Public goods

• Toll goods

What principle states that all individuals and institutions are subject to and accountable under the law, and that the law is fairly applied and enforced?

• Rule of law

• Majority rule

• Minority rights

• Political power