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WorksheetsAP US GOV: UNIT 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Order and Rule of Law
all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are:
basic rules whose content is very general and abstract, sometimes reducible to a maxim or a simple concept.
those governed are guaranted legally and provided a means for redressal where unlawfulness occurs.
prohibits state governments from passing laws that conflict with federal laws and also prohibits any entity from enforcing laws that conflict with the Constitution.
individualism
limits the control of the government and instead allow more freedoms for the individual person.
people should prioritize the good of society over the welfare of the individual.
society should control properties and natural resources for the benefit of the group.
eminent domain
an activity, organization, or product is lawful, it is allowed by law
the act of using a lawyer or a court to help settle a disagreement
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
assistance programs that provide either cash assistance or in-kind benefits to individuals and families from any governmental entity.
totalitarian regime
characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting.
a form of government that attempts to assert full control over the lives of its citizens.
a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
aristocracy
a theory advocating elimination of private property
form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class
a form of government characterized by the rule of a few persons or families.
a society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body.
anarchy
a society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body.
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
a small group in society having control of a country, organization, or institution.
authoriatism
prefers the blind submission of its citizens to authority.
asserts total control over the lives of its citizens
allows citizens to enjoy complete freedom without government.
allows authority to have free access to the articles of consumption
T of F:
Democracy can deterioate into mod rule
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NOT a principle of democracy
Limited Government
Free and competitive elections
right to free speech
majority will and majority rule
Which of these is NOT a characterisitic of libertarinism
minimizing the state's encroachment on and violations of individual freedoms
maximizing autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's encroachment on and violations of it
right-leaning
challenges and opposes a social hierarchy
majoritariasm
asserts that a majority of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.
can have an elected individual based through points from majority of county and further state votes
he binary decision rule used most often in influential decision-making bodies, including many legislatures of democratic nations.t
