Forms of Governement

Question 1

Civics

Answer 1

Civics is defined as: the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

A community is a group of people living or working together in the same area.

Question 3

Government

Answer 3

A government is a system of order for a nation, state, or another political unit.

Question 4

Direct Democracy

Answer 4

Direct democracy is a system that allows members of a group to decide what is good or bad for them.

Question 5

Representative

Answer 5

Representation refers to the basic idea that if students see people like them reflected in course materials, they are more likely to identify with and be able to imagine themselves as belonging in the field.

Question 6

Representative Democracy

Answer 6

The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens’ ideas and concerns in government. Voting is one way to participate in our democracy.

Question 7

Monarchy

Answer 7

A monarchy is a form of government that has a single person known as a monarch at its head. Monarchs use such titles as king, queen, emperor, or empress. Monarchies were once common throughout the world, but now they are rare. Monarchs generally reign for life. Also, most monarchies are hereditary.

Question 8

Oligarchy

Answer 8

An oligarchy is a type of ruling structure in which a few people wield power.

Question 9

Majority

Answer 9

a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total. a majority of voters. a two-thirds majority. b. : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin.

Question 10

Minority

Answer 10

Minority students include students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races.

Question 11

Autocracy

Answer 11

An autocracy is a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power.

Question 12

Communism

Answer 12

Communism is a type of government as well as an economic system (a way of creating and sharing wealth).

Question 13

Socialism

Answer 13

Socialism is, broadly speaking, a political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.

Question 14

Totalitarianism

Answer 14

Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.

Question 15

Head of Government

Answer 15

The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

Question 16

Citizen Participation

Answer 16

Citizen participation’ refers to citizen involvement in public decision making. In different interpretations, ‘citizens’ may be either individuals or organized communities, and ‘participation’ may involve either observation or power.

Question 17

Voting

Answer 17

Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, convenes together for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns.

Question 18

Legislature

Answer 18

A legislature is the group of people within a government that makes the laws. Republics and most modern constitutional monarchies—in which the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government—have national legislatures. Two countries that have legislatures are the United States and the United Kingdom.

Question 19

Anarchy

Answer 19

Anarchy means that there is no central ruler or governing body.

Question 20

Tyranny

Answer 20

A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.