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WorksheetsAP Government Vocab Chapter 1 Revell
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
A government can be described as:
Any system used to create laws and poicies, and to deal with state matters.
A place to talk about and try to fix what's going wrong in a country.
A group of people heckle for making decisions you think are right
The President Of The United States.
What is a Monarchy?
A government wherein a figurehead "king" exists as PR and they make laws through parliament instead.
A single archway in a long hall.
A government where one person or family inherits control and rules in the interest of all.
The leadership of a country by a few rich families
What is Totalitarianism?
A kind of government where the leader makes decisions based on sole personal preference.
A dirty, nasty creation that should never have existed.
The political idea that the leader can tell you what kind of pants to wear.
A government that was set up by surfer dudes for competitions.
How does an oligarchy work?
If a country finds oil, they are immediately an oligarchy.
The power belongs to a leader and their group of friends
The power belongs to a select group of (usually) rich families
The Greeks made the idea up to fool the Persians.
What happens in a democracy?
The leader decides what happens, with the advice of a few people who represent certain groups
Everybody screams at each other and nothing gets done.
Through representatives or by themselves, the people have the power to make or change laws
We all just sit and watch Teletubbies
How does a direct democracy function?
The people tell their friends to vote, and only then can anyone vote.
The people directly get to vote on issues.
A person who represents a region or group can vote for that group.
DirectTV controls the nation's affairs.
What is an indirect democracy?
A democracy where you vote on matters directly.
A democracy where a representative votes on behalf of a group.
A democracy where you vote on something else, and it affects the topic at hand.
An accidental democracy.
A republic is:
A government where there is one leader, though that leader takes advice from a group of cronies.
A government where two people argue eternally.
A government where the power comes from the people.
A government contained completey to Rome and nowhere else.
What is a political culture?
Political ideas based on economic events.
Political ideas based on what region of the world you live in.
An ingredient in politicians' yogurt.
When a lot of people agree on the same political principles
What are personal liberties?
Liberties not limited by the government
Liberties that people gives themselves.
Liberties that parents give their kids
Liberties the government says you can have.
Political equality is:
All people are the same in the eyes of the law.
A math equation that is politically correct.
When politicians act the same as other politicians.
An equation to see how corrupt a politician is.
What is popular consent?
Giving consent to be a popular person
The government gets power from the people who say 'yes' to being governed by them
Consenting to something that is popular.
When the whole population consents to a change
Majority Rule is:
A policy created by the courts that allows the majority (not all) jurors to rule in a case
The battle cry of the secret military division, "The Majority"
What the majority of a population decides in a situation.
A rule that limits the amount of votes a law can receive.
What is popular sovereignty?
The idea that the government's power rests in the people.
If a popular politician gets unpopular, you can throw them out.
If a country is popular, they aren't controlled by another country.
The sovereign powers of the country are popular people.
What is Natural Law?
Laws that seem normal to have.
Laws that govern the woods.
When laws are based on simple ethical principles.
Laws that control how much logging can be done a year.
What is Political ideology?
The study of politics and political ideas.
Ideas about politics that never get used.
When a new political party gets created from an idea it's primary members had.
The political ideas that a person or group believe in.
What is a conservative?
A measure put in place to conserve food during a famine.
One who favors less government involvement, especially in economic affairs
Someone who believes in conservation of natural resources a bit too much
A machine part that helps conserve fuel during hard times.
A social conservative is:
Someone who acts conservative in public, but is actually a liberal.
Someone who rarely goes to social events.
Someone who believes the government should teach traditional moral values
A rule limiting the amount of things you can buy in public
What is a liberal?
Someone who talks way too much
Social activists in the media.
One who thinks the government should be more involved to create equality among the population.
Someone who uses way too much mayonnaise.
Moderates are:
A person who has no political beliefs.
A person who has both liberal and conservative beliefs
A person intended to keep peace during election days.
A person who makes sure everything goes smoothly online.
What is a statist?
A person who only speaks in 1 sentence statements.
A person who loves statistics
A person who believes the government should control almost everything.
A person who only believes in their state government.
What is a libertarian
Someone who cleans Lady Liberty.
Someone that believes the government should stay out of everything.
Someone who believes in no government, only liberty
Someone who believes all animals should be free
What is politics?
Bugs on a pole.
The study of how policies are made.
Another thing to divide the nation.
Angry old people fighting over random issues
What is the American Dream?
To be rich and powerful.
The American ideal of a happy, successful life.
Anything an American dreams while asleep.
A song by Willie Jones
