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Name the three branches of power.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is the legislative branch responsible for?
Making the laws
Who runs the executive branch of power in Greece?
The prime minister and the president
Who runs the legislative branch of power in the USA?
the Congress
What is the relationship between the legislative and the executive branch of power in the USA?
The President is not a member of the Congress
What are the two different types of monarchies?
Absolute and Constitutional
What is the Constitution?
a book of laws
What is the difference between a dictatorship and a junta?
Dictatorship= only one dictator/ Junta= a military group of people in power
What is an oligarchy?
A governmental system where a few powerful people rule
When was the Declaration of Human rights put together and by what organization?
United Nations/ 1948
What do we mean when we say that human rights are interdependent?
Usually when one rights is violated, more rights are affected
What was the Magna Carta?
document signed by King John with a list of promises that would make England a safe and fair place to live
Why was the United Nations founded?
To prevent wars like the Second World War
