Forms of Government
Forms of Government
Origins of American Government
Government Trivia
100
Citizens elect representatives to govern for them.
What is Representative Democracy/Republic
100
A ruler who has complete power over a country (EX: North Korea).
What is Dictatorship
100
What country did the United States rebel against during the American Revolution?
What is England/Great Britain
100

The 1st 10 Amendments of the Constitution collectively are known as

What is The Bill of Rights

200
A system whereby the people rule either directly/by elected representation
What is Democracy
200
Daily Double: Leader of the government is also the religious leader of society
What is Theocracy
200

What 2 ancient civilizations are credited with creating the idea of "Democracy and Republicanism"

What is Ancient Greece (Athens)

What is Ancient Rome

200

This Enlightenment thinker believed in Natural Rights and was a huge inspiration for the creation of our government 

Who is John Locke 

300
Citizens meet and make decisions about public policy issues; Not realistic with large populations of people.
What is Direct Democracy
300
What type of government does the United States use?
What is Republic/Representative Democracy
300

Name one of the early British documents that set forth ideas of limited government and individual rights.

What is the English Bill of Rights

What is the Magna Carta

300
Name the three branches of Government
What is Legislative, Judicial and Executive
400
Form of government in which the king/queen has all of the power; Usually pass power through bloodlines (heredity)
What is Absolute Monarchy
400

This system of government has all the power delegated to one central government 

What is a Unitary System   

400

Debts accrued from what war led to the British government heavily taxing the colonies without their consent?

What is The French & Indian War

400

An agreement among people in a society with their government in which people give up some freedom for protection by the government is known as

What is Social Contract 

500
Daily Double: A small group of people, usually a wealthy elite, having control of a country.
What is Oligarchy
500
DAILY DOUBLE: A country with no leader or structure; complete chaos.
What is Anarchy
500

The House of Burgesses which was the first form of Representative Democracy in America started in this colony located in Virginia

What is Jamestown 

500

How many elected people make up the United States Congress?

What is 535? 

(435 Representatives & 100 Senators)

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