MWH-U2 Vocabulary SPRING 2025

What does it mean to abolish something?

• To start something new

• To stop something from happening or end something

• To agree to something

• To create a law

What is an absolute monarchy?

• A system where citizens vote for leaders

• A system of government where one person has absolute control

• A government with multiple leaders sharing power

• A government ruled by a council

Who is considered a citizen?

• A visitor in a country

• A resident of a town or city, especially one entitled to civic privileges such as voting

• A foreign diplomat

• A tourist

What is consent?

• A disagreement

• Permission for something to happen or an agreement to do something

• A legal document

• A type of government

What is the divine right?

• The belief in democracy

• The belief that an absolute monarch's authority to rule came directly from God

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

What is democracy?

• A government where one person rules

• A government in which the people have power in a direct way or through representatives whom they elect

• A government ruled by a king

• A government with no laws

What is the role of the executive branch?

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To create new countries

What is the function of the judiciary?

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To elect leaders

What is the legislature responsible for?

• Enforcing laws

• Making laws

• Interpreting laws

• Electing judges

What is liberty?

• The freedom to do what you would like to do

• The right to vote

• The ability to travel

• The power to rule