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24 Cards in this Set
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What are the three "types" of governments that exist? |
1. Those ruled by a single person 2. Those ruled by a small elite group 3. Those ruled by the people |
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What are the two categories that all governments fall into? |
1. Democratic- the people control the gov't 2. Authoritarian- the gov't controls the people |
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What is an authoritarian government? |
A government in which the government controls the people. |
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What is totalitarianism? |
When one person has complete and total control over a country. |
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What are the characteristics of a totalitarian government? |
-The gov't has no concern for people's freedoms, rights, or opinions -Power was accumulated by force, and maintained by fear and propaganda -The gov't has total control over all industries and resources (think North Korea) |
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How does a totalitarian government rise to power and how does it maintain this power? |
Rises to power through force Maintains power through fear and propaganda |
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What is propaganda and what is its purpose in a totalitarian regime? |
Propaganda is the method of getting the public to believe what the gov't wants them to believe. Its purpose in a totalitarian regime is to get citizens to remain loyal to their country and leader. |
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What is an absolute monarchy, dictatorship, an oligarchy and a theocracy? |
-Absolute monarchy: the gov't is controlled by a king who has absolute power and the power is passed down through bloodline -Dictatorship: a gov't where one single person rules and has complete and total control over the country -Oligarchy: gov't in which a small elite group rules(usually a single political party or a race) -Theocracy: a gov't where the rules rule on behalf of a religion or as directed by a religious or holy being |
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What is a political party? |
A group of people with similar beliefs and/or ideas |
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Which political party is most closely associated with oligarchies? What country has an oligarchy? |
The Communist Party(Communism) China |
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Which religion is most closely associated with a theocracy? |
The Islam(Muslim) religion |
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What is democracy? |
A form of gov't in which the people control the actions of their gov't and maintain power of officials through elections |
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What are the two forms of democratic governments? What is the difference between them? |
Presidential System: all gov't officials are chosen by the people Parliamentary System: some government officials are chosen by the people through elections and some acquire their position through heredity or appointment by their political party |
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What is an anarchy? |
An anarchy is a "type of gov't" in which there is no government |
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What was Thomas Hobbes' view of human nature and the need for government? |
Humans were naturally selfish and quick to fight. People would always be at war with each other and never be productive without a gov't. |
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What was the "social contract" Hobbes believed that existed between the citizens of a country and their government? |
Hobbes believed that a single ruler should have total authority over the people and that once the citizens gave up certain rights and freedoms in exchange for protection, citizens no longer had the right to overthrow, replace, or even question the gov't. |
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What were the natural rights that John Locke believed all humans were guaranteed? |
Life Liberty Property |
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What was John Locke's view of the purpose of government? |
The purpose of gov't was to end the state of nature and protect people's natural rights, in Locke's views. |
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What was the "social contract" Locke believed that existed between the citizens of a country and their government? |
The people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the gov't. If the gov't fails to deliver, the citizens have the right to overthrow the gov't and revolt. |
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Who is Hamas? |
A terrorist organization |
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What is Zionism? |
The group that felt Jews should be given a homeland in Zion, or those parts of Palestine where the Jewish people had lived in Biblical times. |
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What is the name of the terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks? |
AlQaeda (leader being Osama Bin Laden) |
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What are the two groups that are currently fighting for power and control over the land now known as Israel? |
Israel (Jewish) (Judaism) Palestine (Arab) (Muslim) |
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In what year did Israel become a nation? |
1948 |
