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Different Types of Government Flashcards

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what are the two types of Democracies

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direct and indirect

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what is a direct democracy

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citizens decide about what to do

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what is an exaple of a direct democracy

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ancient athens

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what is an indirect democracy

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citizens elect representatives to make the decisions

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what are examples of indirect democracies

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US, UK

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what is an elite democracy

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a small minority of well-educated and wealthy make the decisions/vote

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what is a pluralist democracy

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no single group controls the gov’t. organized groups make the decisions

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what are four characteristics of american democracy

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  1. govt attempts to secure equal opportunities
  2. Based on majority rule, respect for minority rights
  3. free and open elections
  4. political parties choose candidates for office
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what is a constitutional monarchy

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you have a king/ figurehead, but governing is done by an elected body

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what are some characteristics of a presidential system

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  1. seperate exec. branch
  2. exec. and legislative branches are independent and coequal
  3. powers are in constitution
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what are some characteristics of a parliamentary system

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  1. exec branch is part of the legislative branch
  2. executive is chosen and controlled by legislative branch
  3. removal by vote of “no confidence”
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what is a traditional economy

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economy that tends to be rural or second and third world. closely tied to farming/land

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what is a command economy

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much of economic system is controlled by a central power. core of communist philosophy

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what is a market economy

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farms and households act in self interest. the direct opposite of a command economy and no government intervention

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what is a mixed market economy

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combo of different economic systems. cross between command and market. government can get involved in business regulations

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what is government

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the institution through which a society makes and forms its policies

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why is government necessary

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maintains order, provides essential services, protection from invasion

18
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what are the four essential features of a state

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population, territory, sovereignty, and organized government.

19
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what are the four theories of the origins of government

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evolutionary, force, divine right, and social contract theories

20
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what is the evolutionary theory

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government evolved from a family group

21
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what is the force theory

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one person or group used force to establish authority to govern people

22
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what is the divine right theory

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the rulers of the people weer chosen by god(s)

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what is the social contract theory

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the people gave the gov’t power to rule them in return the government had to respect the people’s rights.

24
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what did thomas hobbes believe in

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people are not nice, by nature we are brutes, we need a ruler to make us obey, we dont have the right to eliminate gov’t.

25
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what did john locke believe in

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gov’t derives power from the people, gov’t must protect people’s rights to life, liberty, and property, corrupt government should be removed

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what is an autocracy

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ruled by one person (dictatorship)

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what is an oligarchy

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rule of the few or by committee

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what is a theocracy

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rule by religious leaders

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what is an anarchy

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absence of rule, no effective gov’t

30
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what is democracy

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rule of the people, gov’t power limited by people

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what is the unitary system

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one level of government, national only

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what is a confederal system

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loose association of free and independent states

33
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what is the federal system

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power is shared between national and state and local governments

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