10 Questions
Which political system is characterized by the supreme power lying in a body of citizens who can elect representatives?
Democracy
What is the term for a government ruled by a king or queen?
Monarchy
What is the term for a written plan for government?
Constitution
What is the process through which a person can become a citizen of a country called?
Naturalization
Who supported the ratification of the Constitution in the United States?
Federalists
What term describes a government in which power is in the hands of a small few?
Oligarchy
Which principle asserts that people have all the power, as in the phrase 'We the People'?
Popular sovereignty
What is the term for a universal set of moral principles believed to come from humans' basic sense of right and wrong?
Natural Law
Who opposed the US Constitution and advocated for a Bill of Rights?
Antifederalist
What term describes a Greek city-state, such as Athens or Sparta?
Polis
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