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6th Grade Government Vocabulary
Test Description: 6th Grade Government Vocabulary Terms
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
A
civics
B
sovereignty
C
theocracy
D
hereditary succession
2) the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
A
freedom
B
parliamentary system
C
political rights
D
government
3) having power and authority over the people who reside within a defined area
A
absolute monarch
B
civics
C
sovereignty
D
treaty
4) the written document that created the system of government for our country
A
oligarchy
B
checks and balances
C
democracy
D
constitution
5) a government where people hold the power of government and choose leaders to make laws and decisions for them
A
limited government
B
republic
C
federalism
D
civics
6) the power and authority of the government comes from the people
A
popular sovereignty
B
economic freedom
C
constitutional monarch
D
political rights
7) the government’s power over its citizens is restricted by laws or a constitution
A
limited government
B
civics
C
constitution
D
republic
8) power is divided and shared between the federal government and state governments
A
treaty
B
oligarchy
C
federalism
D
presidential system
9) power is separated, or divided, among different branches of government
A
civics
B
dictatorship
C
government
D
separation of powers
10) the way in which the different branches of government keep each other from having too much power
A
autocracy
B
checks and balances
C
republic
D
separation of powers
11) rule by the people or a government in which many people are able to participate and is based on the idea of majority rule
A
federalism
B
political rights
C
democracy
D
parliamentary system
12) a form of democracy where people elect representatives and give them the power to make laws and decisions
A
civics
B
representative democracy
C
dictatorship
D
absolute monarch
13) a form of government where one person has unlimited power
A
autocracy
B
constitution
C
limited government
D
political rights
14) rule by a small group of people
A
presidential system
B
civics
C
democracy
D
oligarchy
15) a form of government where a single person has unlimited power and uses force or threat of force to keep power
A
theocracy
B
freedom
C
treaty
D
dictatorship
16) a ruler such as a king or queen who usually inherits the position
A
checks and balances
B
democracy
C
monarch
D
civics
17) someone in the family of the ruler takes over when he or she dies or gives up power
A
hereditary succession
B
limited government
C
oligarchy
D
civics
18) a form of government with a monarch who has complete political power
A
government
B
absolute monarch
C
popular sovereignty
D
constitution
19) a form of democracy where citizens elect both a legislature and an executive
A
federalism
B
monarch
C
separation of powers
D
presidential system
20) liberty to choose how to produce, sell, and use your own resources, while respecting others’ rights to do the same.
A
civil liberties
B
theocracy
C
government
D
economic freedom
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