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Civics

Unit 2 Study Guide

Monarchy:
Who wrote The Prince? _______Nicolo
Machiavelli______________________________________________
What were his main beliefs about a ruler? ___That the ends justified the means and that
it was better to be feared than loved.
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The Prince meant to help a person succeed in which area? _____Government and
Leadership _____
Absolute monarchies are also known as what?
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Where does an absolute monarchy get their power from?
_______God___________________________________
Which two documents limited the power of absolute monarchs? _____Magna Carta and
the English Bill of
Rights__________________________________________________________________________________
Why was the Mayflower Compact important? __________Peoples first attempt at self
government._________________________________________________________________________
Why did democracy begin to develop in Europe? (hint: think about the different documents you
learned about) ______People wanted to limit the power of the kings to prevent them from

doing whatever they wanted with no consequences.

What is rule of law? _Everyone has to follow the rule of written laws. Even the king.
This is how people started to limit the kings power.
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List 3 Differences between Absolute and Constitutional Monarchies:

Absolute: King has all the power. Constitutional: People have the power.

Absolute: King is on the throne because of divine right (God put him there.)
Constitutional: King is on the throne because the people say so.

Absolute: King is guided by his own feelings. Constitutional: King is limited by a

written document called a constitution.

Democracy:
Who is the source of power in a democracy?
_______People_____________________________________________
Which type of democracy existed in Ancient Athens? Explain.
___________direct________________________________________________________________________
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Which type of democracy existed in Ancient Rome? Explain.
____Republic____________________________________________________________________________
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How are direct and representative democracies similar? _Power is with the people.
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How are direct and representative democracies different? __Direct: everyone votes on
everything. In representative we elect people to vote on the issues for
us.______________________________________________________________________________________
Communism:
How did Marx and Engels believe change between the classes would occur? Why?
________Violent overthrow of the government and the takeover of business by the
workers.
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Does Communism focus on the group or the individual?
_____________Group_________________________

In action, what does Communism look like? ____Everything centrally managed.

Everything looks the same. Everyone has the same things or has very few things.
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How is this different from Free Market (Capitalism)? _You get what you earn.
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