Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is popular government?
A system in which the people participate
Dictatorship
The government acts without the people’s consent or input
Anarchy
A society in which there is no government
Monarchy
A form of government in which a single person, such as a king or queen, is the leader
What is an autocracy?
Ruled by one person
What is direct democracy?
People that directly effect a governments policies
What is indirect democracy?
Representative democracy where people elect others
What is a republic?
Supreme power rests with the people
What is the unitary system of government?
Governmental power resides in central government, receives power from the people.
What is the system in which the people elect the chief executive independently of the legislative branch
Presidential system
Which system of government are the legislative and executive branches are inseparably linked?
Parliament
What is at the heart of American government?
The constitution
What is the name for the specific powers the constitution assigns to the national government
Deligated powers
What are the three branches of America’s national government?
Excecutive, legislative, and judicial
What 2 houses are congress divided into?
Senate and representatives
Who is the chief executive officer of the executive branch of government?
President
Which branch of government interprets the laws
Judicial
What does the constitution establish as the highest court in the land?
Supreme Court
What is a dynasty?
A hereditary line of rulers
Absolute Monarchs
Having unlimited power
Totalitarianism
Seeking to control every aspect of peoples lives
Oligarchy
An elite group that rules
Popular government
A system in which the people participate
Democracy
Every human has equal worth and rights that must be respected
What is federalism?
Divides a nations power between national and regional governments.
What is a confederate government?
Regional governments that retain supremacy and delegate few tasks to the national government.
Who elects the head of the executive branch in the presidential system?
The people
How does one become the districts representative in parliament?
The one with the most votes
