| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The branch of the government that passes laws | Legislative | 88%
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| The title of the head of government of the USA | President | 71%
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| An economic system that is characterised by government or social control or ownership of property | Socialism | 65%
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| The document which lays out the most fundamental tenets, principles, limitations and functions of the state | Constitution | 62%
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| The branch of the government that rules on whether laws have been applied and followed correctly | Judicial | 56%
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| A political ideology that believes in the lack, or effective irrelevance of government and other hierarchies | Anarchy | 53%
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| A state or nation with a government that officially derives its power from the people (as opposed to derivation from the divine, a foreign authority, etc.) | Republic | 50%
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| A person appointed for permanent diplomatic communication between states, based from or associated with an embassy | Ambassador | 41%
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| A government that does not hold all power centrally; the opposite of unitary | Federal | 35%
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| A maturing security, or loan, given by a member of the public to the government | Government bond | 26%
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| A legislature that has only one house would be called this | Unicameral | 26%
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| The authority and right of imperial Chinese governments to rule, said to be granted or rescinded by the gods | Mandate of Heaven | 24%
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| A system of inheritance, often used in hereditary monarchies, by which the oldest (usually male) child of the previous incumbent or owner is the preferred inheritor | Primogeniture | 24%
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| A direct vote conducted across all enfranchised members of a state to vote on an issue, proposal or decision that may not be passed by the government alone | Referendum | 24%
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| A voting system in which power is allocated simply to whatever party or candidate received the most votes | First past the post | 18%
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| The most serious type of offence in most common law jurisdictions, and which may entitle the accused to a trial by jury | Indictable | 18%
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| A feature of voting systems that ensures that submitted votes are anonymous and cannot be traced or recognised | Secret ballot | 18%
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| The symbol and embodiment of government on behalf of the monarchy in Commonwealth realms, and the name of the British monarchy's corporation | The Crown | 18%
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| A system of codified law that is applied directly, without regard for precedent | Civil | 15%
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| A system of government in which non-elected state officials make decisions and administrate | Bureaucracy | 9%
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| The power of the state to exercise exclusive legal control over its currency | Monetary sovereignty | 6%
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