What are the 3 basic powers of Government? Legislative executive and judicial.
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• What are the 3 basic powers of Government?
• Legislative executive and judicial
• What 4 characteristics does every state have?
• population, territory, sovereignty, government
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• What are the 6 purposes of our government according to the constitution?
• Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty
• What is the difference between a direct democracy and an indirect democracy?
• Direct you vote for all decisions an indirect is a representative form where you vote for representatives to make day to day decisions
• Define autocracy?
• Power held by one person
• Define oligarchy?
• Power held by a group
• What is the difference between a presidential government and a parliamentary government?
• Parliamentary government the executive is a part of the legislative body where in presidential it is separate
• What are the 3 basic forms of government based on where power is located?
• Unitary, federal and confederate
• What is majority rule?
• In voting it takes 51% to approve decisions
• What is the free enterprise system based on?
• Private ownership, individual initiative, profit and competition
• Another name for free enterprise system is
• capitalism
• What roles does government play in the free enterprise system?
• Antitrust laws , pollution control, zoning
• What are the duties of a citizen?
• Jury, witness, school, pay taxes, register for draft, obey laws, respect others rights
• What are the responsibilities of citizenship?
• Voting, volunteering, participating in civic life, understand the workings of government
• How does the laws of supply and demand work?
• Lower the supply the higher the price, higher supply lower the price greater demand leads to higher price, and low demand lower price