Unit 1 Vocabulary Review - Civics

What is the term for 'a state of disorder due to absence of authority/government'?

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

What is the term for 'the enforcement of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom'?

• Authoritarianism

• Democracy

• Libertarianism

• Anarchism

What is the term for 'the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country'?

• Citizenship

• Nationality

• Residency

• Immigration

What is the term for 'the study of the duties and rights of citizens'?

• Civics

• Sociology

• Economics

• Political Science

What is the term for 'a legal system that limits the power of the monarch and protects the rights of the people (established by the Magna Carta in 1215)'?

• Common Law

• Feudal System

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Right

What is the term for 'an alliance of states agreeing to work together but not giving up much power to a central government'?

• Confederation

• Federation

• Union

• Coalition

What is the term for 'a government in which a monarch’s power is limited by a constitution'?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

What is the term for 'a government in which laws are decided by a majority of all citizens'?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What is the term for 'an English law passed in 1689, which guaranteed many specific rights of citizens'?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• Habeas Corpus Act

What is the term for 'the branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (The President is the leader of this branch)'?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Parliamentary Branch