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| What is the purpose of government? | to make and enforce the rules of society |
| What is public policy? | rules of society |
| What are the 3 branches of our government? | Executive, Legislative, & Judicial |
| What type of govt has one person with all the power? | Dictatorship |
| A dictatorship that has absolute power over every aspect of life? | Totalitarianism |
| When a small group of people govern the country? | Oligarchy |
| When religion is the source of govt authority? | Theocracy |
| When there is a king or queen? | Monarcy |
| When the king or queen has very little power but most of the power belongs to elected reps. ? | limited monarchy/ constitutional monarchy |
| What is the purpose of the US Govt.? | ensure Justice, protect individual rts., law & order, national security, & provide services |
| When people vote for public officials who make & enforce laws? | Republic/ Representative Democracy |
| When public policies are based on election outcomes? | Majority rule |
| When govt. powers are divided between the national & state govts.? | Federalism |
| How does a person become a citizen? | they are either born here, their parent is a citizen at the child's birth, or they become Naturalized |
| When a person undergoes a process of applying, examination, and a final hearing it leads to? | Naturalization or becoming a citizen |
| How old must a person be to vote? | 18 |
| What is the number one way we can influence our govt? | Voting |
| What is another word that means voting? | Suffrage |
| You can register to vote when you renew your driver's license with the.... | Motor Voter Act |
| During an election, if you cannot be at your assigned voting precinct you can vote using which option? | Absentee Ballot |
| When the government owns property, industry, or a company it is...... | Public ownership |
| When a company or property is owned by people or organizations (not the govt) it is? | Private ownership |
| What are the Five Duties of Citizenship? | Obey Laws, pay taxes, attend school, serve in court, & defend the nation |
| What are the Four Responsibilities of Citizenship? | Vote, be informed, volunteer, & respect others |
| Having supreme & total power to make and enforce policy.... | Sovereignty |
| Our economy is what type of system? | Free Enterprise System |
| What are the 4 factors of the Free Enterprise System? | Private Ownership, Individual Initiative, profit, & competition |
| What is a private enterprise & market-based system? | Capitalism |
| In Capitalism, the economy is regulated by the idea of? | the Law of Supply & Demand |
| When private enterprise exists in combination with considerable govt regulation & involvement? | Mixed Economy |
