Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

An authoritarian governing system in which a hereditary ruler holds complete power until death.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democratic Republic
• Constitutional Monarchy

A high ranking social class, having special privileges & influence & usually determined by heredity.

• Meritocracy
• Plutocracy
• Democracy
• Aristocracy

Freedom & independence, self governance.

• Control
• Autonomy
• Subjugation
• Dependence

The middle class.

• Capitalism

• Bourgeoisie

• Autonomy

• Citizen

An economic system in which the means of production & distribution are privately owned & prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market.

• Feudalism
• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Communism

A person belonging by birth or naturalization in a political & geographic entity, especially a nation.

• Citizen
• Tourist
• Foreigner
• Resident

A person who favors the traditional & opposes rapid change.

• Liberal
• Conservative
• Radical
• Progressive

A set of basic laws & principles by which a nation, state or other organization is governed.

• Constitution
• Regulation
• Statute
• Bill of Rights

A form of government in which power ultimately rests with the people, either directly or through elected representation.

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy
• Democracy

An 18th century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason.

• Renaissance
• Romanticism
• Baroque
• Enlightenment