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Another term for a representative democracy.

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When ALL of the voters in a community meet together to make decisions and laws. Everyone’s voice is heard.

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Type of government where a king or queen rules with total power?

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Form of government in which all the power is in the hands of one person or small group of persons.

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When the government controls every aspect

of the lives of its citizens.

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What is a republic?

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What is a direct (or pure) democracy?

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What is a (absolute) monarchy?

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What is a dictatorship?

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What is totalitarian?

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What are the “certain inalienable rights” listed in the preamble of the

Declaration of Independence?

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WHO is the Source of natural or inalienable rights according to the

Declaration of Independence?

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According to the Declaration of Independence, governments “derive their just powers…” from the “__________ of the

______________.”

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What is the main purpose of government

according to the Declaration of Independence?

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The idea that people are the final or ultimate AUTHORITY in determining the

government and laws of a nation is called.

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What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of

happiness?

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Who is the Creator? (acc. God)

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What is “consent of the governed”?

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What is protecting human rights? (acc.

Natural rights, inalienable rights)

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What is sovereignty? (acc. Popular sovereignty)

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A blueprint for a government organization.

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Written rule of conduct that is enforced by a

government.

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Police protection, trash collection, and public

education are examples of _________ provided by the

government.

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Living with no rules or laws according to

philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

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A law which must be obeyed by everyone,

including those running the government.

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What is a constitution?

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What is a law?

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What are services?

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What is a “state of nature”?

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What is a Higher Law?

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The study of what it means to be a United

States citizen.

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Who was the author of the Declaration of

Independence?

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What document formed the FIRST government of the United States of

America… it only lasted about 10 years?

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Movement of large numbers of people.

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Finish the quote by filling in the blanks:

“____ hold these _______ to be self-evident, that ____

men are _________ equal…”

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What is Civics?

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Who was Thomas Jefferson?

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What were the Articles of Confederation?

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What is migration?

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What is We, truths, all, & created?

Final Jeopardy

Category: TermsYour team must write down

your names, your wager, and your final answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Final Jeopardy

What are three of the five characteristics of a

“higher law”?

Final Jeopardy-AnswerMust include 3 of the 5 listed here:

•Lists basic rights of citizens

•Establishes responsibility of government to protect those rights

•Places limits on how people in government use their power

•Establishes principle of private domain

•Can only be changed with widespread consent of its citizens according to set procedures.