Exam One

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Across
  1. 2. the misuse of authority for harmful, unethical, or illegal ends
  2. 3. an economic and political system where landowners granted land to tenants in return for services
  3. 4. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  4. 6. system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power
  5. 7. an economic system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and traditions
  6. 11. an established organization
  7. 12. institutions and officials organized to establish laws and rules
  8. 14. a system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police
  9. 18. the idea that the legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled; a ruler who breaks this contract by abusing people’s rights loses legitimacy and may be overthrown
  10. 22. a nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
  11. 23. the ability to make others do things
  12. 24. an economic system in which individual investors, or capitalists, privately own the means of production; also known as a free enterprise system
  13. 25. an independent state
  14. 28. Philosopher who believed in the state of nature and thought people were good
  15. 30. the use of force or threats to make people do things against their will
Down
  1. 1. a type of government in which power is shared between the national government and smaller regional governments
  2. 5. a political system in which independent states form a nation but retain their power under a weak central government
  3. 8. a democratic form of government in which citizens make public decisions directly, either in a popular assembly or through a popular vote
  4. 9. the idea that European monarchs had a God-given right to rule and deserved absolute power
  5. 10. the battle over who gets what
  6. 13. characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power
  7. 15. an ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was the son of heaven
  8. 16. system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right
  9. 17. an economic system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them
  10. 19. the quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power
  11. 20. The legal right or power to give orders or enforce rules.
  12. 21. a product or service that is available for all people to consume, whether they pay for it or not
  13. 26. Philosopher who believed people were self interested and thought the state of nature was brutal.
  14. 27. a government headed by religious leaders
  15. 29. government income, to be used for public expenses