FWW History Vocabulary

A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power.

• Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Oligarchy

A relationship in which people agree to work together.

• isolation

• conflict

• competition

• alliance

An agreement to stop fighting, truce.

• seige

• armistice

• monarchy

• blockade

Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent.

• Divine Right of Kings

• Social Contract Theory

• Popular Sovereignty

• Constitutional Monarchy

Which of the following defines this phrase "Life, liberty, property, things you are born with that cannot be taken away"

• government powers

• civil laws

• natural rights

• social contracts

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• cabinet

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• cabinet

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• administrative branch

Which document was written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform.

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

Which document was the first Constitution of the U.S. (with weaknesses including: no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade).

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution