Unit 1 Vocab

government

• the powers of the ruler are restricted by the constitution and the laws of the country
• a government ruled by a king or queen
• fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement
• a system for governing a nation, state, or community

monarchy

• the Jewish written code of laws for social and religious behavior to which even rulers were subject
• a government ruled by a king or queen
• a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families
• citizens elect representatives to make laws and policies for them

aristocracy

• a formal summary of the rights and liberties believed essential to the people
• a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions
• a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families
• a system for governing a nation, state, or community

oligarchy

• a religious reform movement that began in the 16th century
• citizens elect representatives to make laws and policies for them
• customs and principles established over time
• a government ruled by a few powerful people

democracy

• the religion of the Israelites and Jews who believed they were commanded by God to live moral lives
• a government ruled by a king or queen
• rule by the people
• fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement

direct democracy

• a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions
• a form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives
• a formal summary of the rights and liberties believed essential to the people
• the claim that a king's power comes from God

republic

• a group of patricians who control foreign and financial policies and advised the consuls
• the Jewish written code of laws for social and religious behavior to which even rulers were subject
• a formal summary of the rights and liberties believed essential to the people
• a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions

senate

• a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families
• a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions
• a turning point in English constitutional history limiting the power of ruler
• a group of patricians who control foreign and financial policies and advised the consuls

Judaism

• the rights to life, liberty, and property
• rule by the people
• a turning point in English constitutional history limiting the power of ruler
• the religion of the Israelites and Jews who believed they were commanded by God to live moral lives

Ten Commandments

• a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions
• the powers of the ruler are restricted by the constitution and the laws of the country
• strongly authoritarian in structure, expecting unquestioned obedience to its authority
• the Jewish written code of laws for social and religious behavior to which even rulers were subject