Forms Of Government

Question 0

Definition of Democracy by Lincoln

Answer 0

Government of the people, by the people, for the people

Question 1

Democracy (where and meaning of the word)

Answer 1

born in Athens , Greece 500 BC

Demos -people kratos - rule

Question 2

US constitution (article for republican form)

Answer 2

the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government. Article IV section 4

Question 3

Referendum

Answer 3

a process by which a legislative proposal is referred to the voters for final approval.

Question 4

Dictatorship

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system of government in which sovereignty resides with the government.

Question 5

The oldest and most common form of government in the history of the world.

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Dictatorship

1. Authoritarian - a form of government that holds complete control of all political life in a state.
2. Totalitarian - a form of government that holds complete control of all life in a state.

Question 6

How to Classify Governments( 3 ways)

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Geographic Distribution of Power, who can participate, relationship between legislative & executive.

Question 8

Unitary

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a system of government in which all power is centralized in one place.

Question 15

Democracy ( types , who can participate)

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( many participate)

• direct democracy
• republican

Question 16

Dictatorship( types , who can participate)

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Dictatorship (few can participate)

• authoritarian
• totalitarianism

Question 17

Federal

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a system of government with two levels, nation and state. The national Is supreme over the state governments two levels to better serve the people. Distributes power to prevent a concentration of power, only 20 countries use federal form of government.

Question 18

Confederate

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a system of government with two levels: state and national. The state are supreme over the national government.there are no confederate government today.

Question 19

America tried the confederate government twice. What?

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Confederate states & articles of confederation.

Question 20

Presidential :

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executive and legislative branches are separate but equal.

Terms of office are fixed. Voters elect executive and legislative branches independently.

Question 21

Parliamentary :

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executive branch is part of and subject to the legislative branch.
Terms of office are not fixed. (Vote of confidence). Voters elect legislative branch. legislative then picks the executive branch.