Government Terms

Question 0

What does the legislative branch do?

Answer 0

Makes the laws of a country (Congress)

Question 1

What does the executive branch do?

Answer 1

Enforces the laws of a country(president)

Question 2

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 2

Interprets the laws of the country. (supreme Court federal state and local courts)

Question 3

What is a unitary government?

Answer 3

Form of government where power is held by one central government (Saudi Arabia)

Question 4

What type of government is of Confederation?

Answer 4

Voluntary associations of independent states That joined together for a common purpose (US and UN)

Question 5

What is a federal government

Answer 5

Form of government where power is shared by one central and many local governments. (Israel)

Question 6

What type of citizen participation is autocratic?

Answer 6

Government in which one person has unlimited power and the citizen has little or no role in government (n Korea and Zimbabwe)

Question 7

What type of citizen participation is oligarchic?

Answer 7

Government by a small group. the citizen has limited power. Example: China

Question 8

What type of citizen participation is democratic?

Answer 8

Government in which the power is given to the citizens, who exercise that power through elections. Example: US, India, Japan.

Question 9

What is a direct direct democracy?

Answer 9

People vote directly on issues.

Question 10

What is a republic democracy?

Answer 10

People elect leaders to make decisions.

Question 11

What is a parliamentary democracy?

Answer 11

System of government where executive power is given to a cabinet of legislative members. May also have a prime minister elected by the legislature. Example: UK

Question 12

What is a presidential democracy?

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System of government in which executive power example: president is independent of the legislative branch. Citizens go for legislative and executive leaders. Example: US

Question 13

What type of government and citizen participation does Israel have?

Answer 13

Unitary and democratic parliamentary all citizens vote to elect leaders. People have personal freedoms

Question 14

What’s up of government and citizen participation in the Saudia Arabia have?

Answer 14

Unitary and autocratic. Monarchy – ruled by royal family. Personal freedoms are limited, especially for woman, who are not allowed to vote.

Question 15

What type of government and citizen participation does Iran have?

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Unitarian oligarchic. People vote to elect some leaders but have limited personal freedoms.

Question 16

What is a theocracy type of government?

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Government based on religion example: Islamic Republic of Iran.

Question 17

Who who is the supreme authority in a theocracy?

Answer 17

Ayatollah, Shia religious leader

Question 18

What is a command economy?

Answer 18

Government has total control over the economy

Question 19

What is a market economy?

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Government has no influence the economy

Question 20

What is a mixed economy?

Answer 20

Somewhere in between market command.

Question 21

What is an autocratic government?

Answer 21

Ruled by one person example: Saudi Arabia

Question 22

What is a monarchy?

Answer 22

Type of government passed down from father to son in a line of kings example: Saudi Arabia