Chapter 2 - Comparing Forms Of Government

Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

A system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representatives

Question 2

Monarchy

Answer 2

A system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right. In a monarchy, the right to rule passes from one generation of the ruling family to the next

Question 3

Dictatorship

Answer 3

A system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

Question 4

Market economy

Answer 4

An economical system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them

Question 5

Traditional economy

Answer 5

An economical system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and tradition

Question 6

Republic

Answer 6

A nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives

Question 7

Parliament

Answer 7

A legislative assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote on proposed laws. The name comes from the French term “parler”, meaning “to talk”

Question 8

Command economy

Answer 8

An economical system that relies mainly on the central government to determine on what goods and services to produce and how to produce them