Government Unit One Review

2. A system of government in which a small group holds power

• republic
• autocracy
• oligarchy

4. The notion that a god or gods have chosen certain people to rule

• communism
• monarchy
• divine right

8. A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws

• State
• nation
• republic

5. System of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

• republic
• autocracy
• oligarchy

3. A system of government in which rule is by the people

• republic
• communism
• democracy

6. The study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources

• capitalism
• economics
• nation

9. A government in which voters hold sovereign power

• democracy
• republic
• nation

10. A group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom tradition, and sometimes religion

• nation
• state
• territory

1. A loose union or an alliance of people, groups, states, or nations

• government
• republic
• confederation

19. Locke believed that if the government did not protect and uphold these rights, the people could _________ and _____________________.