government Flashcards
autocracy
one person is in power. (example: monarchy and a dictatorship.)
totalitarian
one political party is in power, and people are forced to do what the government tells them.
theocracy
a divine ruler (example: is a government run by religious doctrine)
anarchy
no one rules (example: is technically not a government at all)
monarchy
is a king or a queen inherits their power and position through their family line.
absolute monarchy
the monarch holds total control over the country
Constitutional Monarchy
system of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
dictatorship
A dictatorship is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else.
democracy
a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
Direct Democracy
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
democracy where citizens elect a small set of people to represent them in decision making. Indirect democracy, or representative democracy, in when citizens elect representatives to make laws for them. This is what most modern countries have today.
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly.
constitutional republic
a state where the chief executive and representatives are elected, and the rules are set down in a written constitution.
What are the roles of Government? To make and enforce laws, protect people and to provide public services.
Though the rules and responsibilities vary greatly through time and place, governments must create them. Governments provide the parameters for everyday behavior for citizens, protect them from outside interference, and often provide for their well-being and happiness.
What three powers do all governments have? Make Laws, enforce laws and judiciary power (alter laws.
Alvarez. The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch (enforces the law), and the judicial branch (interprets the law).
