types of government

Question 1

autocracy

Answer 1

one person has all the power (monarchy or dictatorship)

Question 2

monarchy

Answer 2

a king or queen rules the country

Question 3

dictatorship

Answer 3

one leader has absolute control over citizens’ life

Question 4

democracy

Answer 4

citizens have the political power

Question 5

representative democracy

Answer 5

citizens elect a leader to represent their rights and interests in government
citizens can vote for a new representative

Question 6

direct democracy

Answer 6

there is no representative
the citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country

Question 7

oligarchy

Answer 7

a small group of people has all the power
sometimes, only a certain group has political rights, ex. political party, social class, race, people who own land

Question 8

junta

Answer 8

military officers who rule a country after taking it by force

Question 9

theocracy

Answer 9

recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

Question 10

anarchy

Answer 10

nobody or everybody is in control
Referred to as the human state of existence before any government was developed

Question 11

left liberal

Answer 11

• democrat
• communism
• socialism

Question 12

right conservative

Answer 12

• republican
• fascism
• libertarianism

Question 13

Democratic Party

Answer 13

• liberal is more socially progressive
• powerful government that provides social programs for citizens, moderation of the economy, and a global presence based on diplomacy

Question 14

Republic Party

Answer 14

• conservative is more socially traditional
• small and efficient government, deregulated businesses, a strong national defense base of the military

Question 15

US government is a

Answer 15

Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic

Question 16

Federal

Answer 16

power shared between one supreme national government and the 50 “independent” states

Question 17

Presidential

Answer 17

the president is selected in an independent election by the citizens of the US

Question 18

Republic

Answer 18

citizens vote for representatives to make decisions on their behalf. (Congress)

Question 19

Capitalism and Communism are..

Answer 19

economic systems, NOT systems of a government

Question 20

Capitalism focuses on..

Answer 20

private ownership of resources, land, and tools for individual profit

Question 21

Communism

Answer 21

an economic system, can also be a system of government

Question 22

Government controls..

Answer 22

all aspects of the economy in an effort to guarantee equality

Question 23

Goal of communism..

Answer 23

• is to create a classless system
• no rich, no poor, everyone equal

Question 24

Constitutional

Answer 24

All our governments powers: laws, functions, abilities, and limitations are derived from a written, living document