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