government Flashcards
Autocracy
in an autocracy, one person is in power
Monarchy
in a monarchy, a king or queen inherits their power and position through their family line.
Absolute Monarchy
in an absolute monarchy is when the monarch holds some power, but it is restricted by a constitution.
Constitutional Monarchy
in a dictatorship, there is no shar ing power with other authorities
Dictatorship
in an oligarchy , a small grope of people is in charge.
Theocracy
in a democracy, the power is given to the people, the citizens of the nation.
Oligarchy
direct democracy, is when every citizen is given an equal vote in government and, together, make all the important decisions.
Democracy
representative democracy is modeled after the ancient roman republic and it is also called indirect democracy.
Direct Democracy
In a Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.
Indirect Democracy
in a democracy where citizens elect a small set of people to represent them in decision making.
Representative Democracy
in The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials.
Constitutional Republic
in a Constitutional Republic the one in which, rather than directly governing, the people select some of their members to temporarily serve in political office.
Anarchy
in an anarchy is a absence of government
What are the roles of Government? To make and enforce laws, protect people and to provide public services.
creating and enforcing the rules of a society, defense, foreign affairs, the economy, and public services.
What three powers do all governments have? Make Laws, enforce laws and judiciary power (alter laws.
in the legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch
