American Government By: Dak Kofsky
Dec 13, 2015
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Government and the state
Forms of government
Basic concepts
of democracy
Origins of government
Government and the state
Forms of government
Basic concepts
of democracy
Origins of Government
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Government and the state $200-Answer
It is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its
public policies.
Government and the state $1000-Answer
It is the body of fundamental laws setting out the
principles, structures, and the process of a
government.
Forms of government $200-Answer
It is a government in which a single person
holds unlimited political power.
Forms of government $400-Answer
It is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small,
usually self-appointed elite.
Forms of government $600-Answer
It is a centralized government in which all
government powers belong to a single, central agency.
Forms of government $800-Answer
It is one which the powers of government are divided between a central government and
several local governments.
Basic concepts of democracy $200-Answer
It is an economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, investments made by private decisions, not by government
directive; success is determined by competition of
market place.
Basic concepts of democracy $400-Answer
That law states that when supplies of goods and services become
plentiful, prices tend to drop.
Basic concepts of democracy $600-Answer
It is an economy in which private enterprise
exists in combination with a considerable amount of government
regulation and promotion.
Basic concepts of democracy $800-Answer
It is a belief in the fundamental importance of the individual.
Basic concepts of democracy $1000-Answer
It is an adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspects of each.
Origins of government $600-Answer
It is an adjective describing a
legislative body composed of two
chambers.
Origins of government $1000-Answer
This plan retained the unicameral Congress of Confederation, with each of the states
equally represented.
Final Jeopardy - Answer
1) One vote for each state, regardless of the size of the state
2) Congress is powerless to lay and collect taxes or duties
3) Congress is powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
4) No executive to enforce acts of Congress
5) No national court system
6) Amendment only with consent of all States
7) A 9/13 majority is required to pass laws
8) Articles only a “firm league of friendship”