Unit 1

Who rules... one person is in charge.

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

North Korea is an example of a ___________ because one person has all the power.

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

There are ______ types of democracy.

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 13

What is it called when citizens are able to vote for representatives to vote for them.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

• Federal

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.

• rights and power / protection
• food and shelter / weapons
• security and protection / freedom
• money / goods and services

Social contract is an agreement between

• people and the government

• kids and their parents

• people and other countries

• None of the above

A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English Nobles in 1215.

• Magna Carta
• Opus Dei
• The Federalist Papers
• Common Sense

A concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law.

• Law of the Governed
• Rule of Law
• Personal Responsibility
• Self-Government