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_________ is a government where a small group of people, usually the wealthiest, control the country because they hold the power.
 
Oligarchy
 
Totalitarian
 
Tribal
A government based on ________ uses religious principes.
 
theocracy
 
monarchy
 
democracy
Name an event that lead to the Revolutionary War?
Monarchy control, housing soldiers, and/or high taxes
What is Representative Democracy?
Elected officials that work for the people, they have power to influence government
Why did the Framers of the U.S. Constitution fear majority rule?
 
It could pose a threat to the rights of individuals
 
It would ensure minority rights
 
It could lead to a theocracy
 
It could not coexist w/minority rights and democr
Which principle of American democracy holds government officials accountable to the law?
 
Rule of law
 
worth of the individual
 
majority rule
 
minority rights
Which of following forms of governments has elected representative that make decision of behalf of the people?
 
Representative democracy
 
Monarch
 
Authoritarian regime
 
Direct Democracy
What is direct democracy?
“Rule of the people”, all citizens vote and make laws
What is dictatorship?
someone who has absolute control over the government and rulers do not answer to the people they rule
What is a Monarchy?
Kings or Queens, often given right to rule by birth
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