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6th Grade Government Vocabulary Terms.
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the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
a) sovereignty
b) civics
c) hereditary succession
d) theocracy
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
a) freedom
b) political rights
c) parliamentary system
d) government
having power and authority over the people who reside within a defined area
a) absolute monarch
b) sovereignty
c) civics
d) treaty
the written document that created the system of government for our country
a) constitution
b) democracy
c) checks and balances
d) oligarchy
a government where people hold the power of government and choose leaders to make laws and decisions for them
a) federalism
b) civics
c) limited government
d) republic
the power and authority of the government comes from the people
a) constitutional monarch
b) popular sovereignty
c) economic freedom
d) political rights
the government’s power over its citizens is restricted by laws or a constitution
a) republic
b) civics
c) limited government
d) constitution
power is divided and shared between the federal government and state governments
a) federalism
b) treaty
c) presidential system
d) oligarchy
power is separated, or divided, among different branches of government
a) separation of powers
b) government
c) dictatorship
d) civics
the way in which the different branches of government keep each other from having too much power
a) republic
b) separation of powers
c) autocracy
d) checks and balances
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) parliamentary system
b) democracy
c) political rights
d) federalism
a form of democracy where people elect representatives and give them the power to make laws and decisions
a) absolute monarch
b) dictatorship
c) civics
d) representative democracy
a form of government where one person has unlimited power
a) autocracy
b) limited government
c) constitution
d) political rights
rule by a small group of people
a) presidential system
b) oligarchy
c) civics
d) democracy
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) dictatorship
d) treaty
a ruler such as a king or queen who usually inherits the position
a) democracy
b) civics
c) checks and balances
d) monarch
someone in the family of the ruler takes over when he or she dies or gives up power
a) civics
b) hereditary succession
c) limited government
d) oligarchy
a form of government with a monarch who has complete political power
a) absolute monarch
b) popular sovereignty
c) government
d) constitution
a form of democracy where citizens elect both a legislature and an executive
a) monarch
b) separation of powers
c) presidential system
d) federalism
liberty to choose how to produce, sell, and use your own resources, while respecting others’ rights to do the same.
a) government
b) civil liberties
c) theocracy
d) economic freedom
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