Unit 1 Forms of Government

Question 1

Anarchy

Answer 1

A state of disorder due to lack of or no recondition of authority

Examples:
Republic of Cospaia - Modern Day Italy (1440 - 1826)
Paris Commune - Paris, France (1871 - 1871)

Question 2

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 2

A monarchy that is not limited or constrained by laws

Examples:
King Henry VIII - England (1509 - 1547)
King Louis XIV - France (1214 - 1270)
Peter The Great - Russia (1682 - 1725)

Question 3

Constitutional (Limited) Monarchy

Answer 3

A constitutional monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is constrained by the constitution, though they may use their power as much as desired if in accordance with the constitution

Examples:
England and the Magna Carta
Russia (early 1900s)

Question 4

Dictatorship/Tyranny

Answer 4

A form of government in which one person or a small group possesses power without effective constitutional limits

Examples:
Qin Shi Huang - Qin Dynasty (247 - 210 B.C.)
Julius Caesar - Rome (A.D. 37 - 41)
Genghis Khan - Mongol Tribes (1206 - 1227)

Question 5

Oligarchy

Answer 5

An oligarchy is a form of government where power is held by a small group people

Examples:
Sparta (800 - 650 B.C.)
South Africa (1948 - 1994)
Russia (Fall of the Soviet Union Till Now)

Question 6

Theocracy

Answer 6

A theocracy is a system of government in which a state is ruled by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided

Examples:
Ancient Egypt (6000 - 3150 B.C.)
Shang Dynasty - Ancient China (1600 - 1050 B.C.)
Zhou Dynasty - Ancient China (1050 - 221 B.C.)

Question 7

Direct Democracy

Answer 7

A direct democracy is a form of government in which the citizens can directly participate in making decisions in government

Examples:
Athens, Greece (700 - 480 B.C.)

Question 8

Republic (Indirect Democracy)

Answer 8

A republic is a state where power is held by all the members of the state, but through elected officials, as well as an elected president, which is the head of state

Examples:
U.S.A.
Roman Republic