Government

Question 0

Relationship between Executive and Legislative

Answer 0

Presidential: Exec. And Leg. Are separate
Parliamentary: Exec. is part of Leg. (Prime minister)

Question 1

Types of democracy?

Answer 1

Direct: citizens vote directly to the government for the leader.
Republic: elected officials vote to the government on the leader for the citizens.

Question 2

Geographic placement of power

Answer 2

Unitary: all gov’t is ran out of one area.
Federal: main government with the most power in one area with smaller weaker gov’t spread around.

Question 3

What is a government

Answer 3

The institution in which society makes and enforces public policies

Question 4

What is a confederation

Answer 4

An alliance of free states

Question 5

What are the governments 3 powers

Answer 5

Legislative: Make the laws
Executive: Execute, enforce, and administer laws
Judicial: Interpret and settle disputes regarding laws.

Question 6

Types of dictation

Answer 6

Autocracy: Single person with all the power (monarchy)
Oligarchy: Power within small group of usually self appointed people (communism)

Question 7

What are public policies

Answer 7

All of the things that the gov’t decides to do

Question 8

What makes a nation

Answer 8

Population, territory, sovereignty, and government

Question 9

Types of government

Answer 9

Democracy: vote for a leader
Dictatorship: one person with all the power

Question 10

Origins of government

Answer 10

Force theory: enforce with power
Evolution: gov’t formed out of a family structure
Divine right: god given (queen/king)
Social contract: gov’t gets power from people