AP Government Unit 1
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- Q1political campaigning at a local levelRetail Politics30s
- Q2political campaigning at a national levelWholesale Politics30s
- Q3a form of democracy where the people have direct sayPure or direct democracy30s
- Q4a petition signed by a certain number of voters can initiate a public vote on a policy or amendmentBallot Initiatives30s
- Q5when the electoral college votes on a decision that has been referred to them by the peopleReferendums30s
- Q6procedure where the people can remove a person in office through a direct vote before his or her term has endedRecall Election30s
- Q7a form of democracy where a group of elected officials represent groups of peopleRepresentative or indirect democracy30s
- Q8a form of government where power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and a president is electedRepublic30s
- Q9powerful senators, members of the house or executive branch, CEOs, media, or military leaders have more political power than othersElite Theory30s
- Q10in a large democracy, many people are competing for power and no one person or group has all the powerPluralist Theory30s
- Q11a system of government where one person has absolute powerAutocracy30s
- Q12a system of government where a dictator has control over all aspects of lifeTotalitarian Dictatorship30s
- Q13a form of government where a monarch has absolute powerAbsolute monarchy30s
- Q14a form of government where a monarch has power that is restricted by a constitutionConstitutional monarchy30s
- Q15a form of government where a group of people have controlOligarchy30s