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Forms of Government Flashcards

1
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A government in which the power is vested in a single person

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Monarchy

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2
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What is the highest ruler in the monarchy called? (Person with vested power)

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Monarch

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3
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What are corrupt monarchs called?

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Despots or Tyrants

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4
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When the power of the monarch is boundless and unrestricted by any law

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Absolute Monarchy

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5
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Ancient Egypt is what kind of government?

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Monarchy

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6
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A king belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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7
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An emperor belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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A sultan belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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9
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A Kaiser belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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10
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When the power of the monarchy is limited because of the constitution.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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11
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Great Britain has what form of government?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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12
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Queen Elizabeth belongs to what form of government?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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13
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A government in which the power is vested in a class or group believed to be superior than the rest

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Aristocracy

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14
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Who are usually considered leaders of the aristocratic government?

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Intellectuals

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15
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True or False: The derivation of aristocracy comes from the Latin word aristos.

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False, Greek

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16
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Etymology of Aristocracy

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Aristos = “best”
Kratos = “power”

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17
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What do you call the corrupted aristocratic government?

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Oligarchy

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18
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A government in which the power is vested on the people

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Democracy

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19
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Etymology of Democracy

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Demos = “people”
Kratos = “power”

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20
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When the democratic government becomes disoriented and rebellious, it becomes what kind of gov?

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Mobocracy

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21
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A democratic government in which all people directly participate in all governmental processes

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Direct Democracy

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22
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A democratic government in which the people vote representatives to lead the state

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Indirect Democracy

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23
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The Philippines is what kind of government?

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Democratic, Republican, Presidential, Unitary

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24
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Another word synonymous to democracy

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Republicanism

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25
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Government with one ruler

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Monarchy

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26
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Government with few rulers

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Aristocracy

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27
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Government with many rulers

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Democracy

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28
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Negative monarchy

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Tyranny or Despotism

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29
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Negative aristocracy

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Oligarchy

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30
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Negative democracy

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Ochlocracy or Mobocracy

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31
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Forms of government according to the number of rules`

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  1. Monarchy
  2. Aristocracy
  3. Democracy
32
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Forms of government according to the relationship of the Legislative and Executive Branch

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  1. Presidential
  2. Parliamentary
33
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A form of government applying the doctrine of separation of powers (L and E are separately existing)

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Presidential Government

34
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A form of government uniting or fusing the doctrine of powers

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Parliamentary Government

35
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Japan has what form of government?

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Parliamentary

36
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Who is the head of a presidential government?

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President

37
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Who is the head of a parliamentary government?

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Prime Minister

38
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Who is the ceremonial head of a parliamentary government?

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Monarch or President

39
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Legislative body in presidential government

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Senators and representatives

40
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Legislative body in parliamentary government

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Ministers

41
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What is the legislative body in a parliamentary government called?

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Parliament

42
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How can the president in a presidential government be removed from the office?

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Through impeachment

43
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How can the prime minister in a parliamentary government be removed from the office?

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Through the vote-of-no-confidence

44
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Who appoints the prime minister?

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The parliament, electing among themselves

45
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Forms of government according to the distribution of powers?

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  1. Unitary
  2. Federalism
46
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A government in which the powers are given only to the national government

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Unitary Government

47
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A government in which the power of local governments are limited

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Unitary

48
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A government in which the powers are shared by both the national and local governmentd

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Federalism

49
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America has what form of government?

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Federalism

50
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True or False: In a unitary government, local governments enjoy their autonomy and independence.

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False, federalism

51
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A form of government in which the local governments have the power to create their own laws

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Federalism

52
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True or False: In a unitary government, local governments are directly responsible for their budget allocation.

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False, federalism

53
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True or False: In a unitary government, the national government sets the budget for each local government.

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True

54
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A government in which the local governments are highly dependent on the national government

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Unitary

55
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Non-democratic governments

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  1. Authoritarian
  2. Totalitarian
56
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China has what form of government?

A

Authoritarian

56
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A government that controls all aspects of public and private life

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Totalitarian

57
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North Korea has what form of government?

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Totalitarian

58
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A government wanting a monopoly of political power

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Authoritarian

59
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A government that limits dissent by minimizing political and personal liberties

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Authoritarian

60
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Under this government, social and economic institutions exist but can be controlled.

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Authoritarian

61
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The extreme form of authortiarianism

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Totalitarianism

62
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A government with the presence of only one political ideology

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Totalitarian

63
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A government having limited pluralism

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Authoritatian

64
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True or False: A totalitarian government identifies the regime itself as a necessary evil.

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False, authoritarian

65
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True or False: A totalitarian government concentrates its power on one single ruler with ill-defined power.

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False, authoritarian

66
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A government with a one-party state, led by an all-powerful leader

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Totalitarian

67
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A government with a monopoly of the means of armed combat and means of mass communication

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Totalitarian

68
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A government with the suppression of dissent or anti-regime activities

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Authoritarian

69
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A government that has press censorship

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Totalitarian

70
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A government with a system of terroristic policing

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Totalitarian

71
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True or False: Totalitarian government has limited pluralism.

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False

72
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True or False: Authoritarian government has press censorship.

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True

73
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True or False: Both authoritarian and totalitarian governments have the presence of one official ideology.

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True

74
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True or False: Government forms are the only determinants of the state’s success.

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False

75
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A

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