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Government Basic
ch. 3 Review
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History
10th Grade
10/04/2010

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Term
3 major Gov't Systems
Definition
Popular Gov't
anarchy
Dictatorship
Term
Popular Gov't
Definition
people participate
political power resides w people
USA Japan Canada France
Term
Anarchy
Definition
Absence of Gov't
Samalia
Term
Dictatorship
Definition
acts w/out peoples consent
Iraq, Cuba
Term
Direct democracy example
Definition
Athens
Term
Head of Parliamentary Gov't
Definition
Prime Minister
Term
Oligarchy
Definition
elite group rules
self appointed divides governmental departments amoung themselves
Term
Charter
Definition
provides CONSTITUTION & NAME
Term
Incorporation
Definition
for city gov't to legally exist, this process establishes the state as a legal body
Term
Confederacy
Definition
national gov't little/ no power (people have power)
Term
Greeks
Definition
1st people practice democracy
Term
3 branches of federal gov't
Definition
executive,
legislative
judicial
Term
Branches by popular vote (national)
Definition
pres appoints cabinet, judges, boards...
we elect pres, senators, congress, vp...
Term
Delegated Powers
Definition
powers given to constitution that define the limits of its authority
Term
CEO
Definition
President
Term
heart of American Gov't
Definition
Constitution
Term
2 parts of Congress
Definition
House of Representatives, & Senate
Term
Judicial
Definition
interprets laws
Term
Reserved Powers
Definition
powers not granted to government (reserved to state)
Term
Steps to Statehood found here
Definition
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Term
Popular Gov't
Definition
Public Participation
Term
Direct Democracy
Definition
everyone votes on everything
Term
examples of Unitary Gov't
Definition
Great Britain
France
Japan
Israel
Term
Divisions of counties
Definition
Townships
Term
Counties also known as...
Definition
Boroughs and Parishes
Term
European Union
Definition
modern confederacy
Term
UK
Definition
doesn't use EU currency
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