Unit 1 Government Vocab List

What is the economic and political system where a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Federalism

• Dictatorship

Which principle of democratic government involves separate branches preventing actions by other branches?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

What is a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one?

• Democracy

• Colony

• Dictatorship

• Free Market

Which political theory, derived from Karl Marx, advocates for class war and public ownership of property?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Federalism

• Democracy

What refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy is justified only when consented to by the people?

• Expressed Powers

• Consent of the Governed

• Eminent Domain

• Due Process

What is a written body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is governed?

• Constitution

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

What is the system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Communism

• Free Market

What is an autocratic form of government characterized by a leader or group of leaders with few limitations?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Federalism

• Capitalism

What term describes fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement?

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

• Expressed Powers

• Free Market

What is the right of a government to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation?

• Federalism

• Eminent Domain

• Consent of the Governed

• Checks and Balances