Civics Chapter 1 Review

What is the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals and provide benefits that the society as a whole needs?

• Nations

• Kings and Queens

• Government

• Colonialism

What is a political system in which people govern themselves?

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Feudalism

What term best describes when the government is more important than the citizens, and it controls all aspects of citizens’ lives?

• Monarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which term best describes when only members of a certain political party or ruling elite can participate in government?

• Monarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

______________________________ calls for the equal treatment for all and the destruction of socioeconomic inequalities.

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

A ________________________ has one ruler, usually a hereditary ruler, which holds all of the power.

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

In a ___________ __________________ people participate directly in making government decisions.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

________________________ is the belief that political power is distributed throughout all of society.

• pluralism

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• autocracy

______________________________ is a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.

• Individualism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Egalitarianism