Government Types
Limited or Unlimited
Rights, Responsibilities, and Duties
Political Things
Places
100

This government allows the people to have power to make decisions. 

What is democracy?

100

Under this rule the police must have a warrant to search your home. 

What is Limited Government?

100

A local journalist writes a newspaper article that is highly critical of how the city council is spending taxpayer money.

What is a right? 

100

This royal leader gets their job because it runs in their family.

Who is a king or queen? 

100

The birth place of democracy. 

What is democracy? 

200

This government has one person in charge.

What is an autocracy? 

200

A writer publishes an article saying they do not like the government and made a poor economic choice, the police arrest him the next day. 

What is unlimited government?

200

A large storm knocks down tree branches and scatters trash all across a neighborhood park. The city workers are busy clearing the main roads. 

What is a responsibility? 

200

Following these community rules keeps everyone safe and orderly.

What are laws? 

200

This country is run by Kim Jong Un and has a dictatorship. 

What is North Korea? 

300
This government type has a few people in charge or a small group as government power. 

What is an oligarchy?

300

A president serves two allowed terms in office and the law says they cannot run again. 

What is Limited government? 

300

A citizen receives an official envelope in the mail containing a summons to appear at the county courthouse to serve on a  jury next Tuesday.

What is a duty? 

300

Adult citizens must pay these to help the government pay for schools and roads.

What are taxes? 

300

In England they have what type of government? 

What is monarchy? 

400

This government type is led by religion. 

What is theocracy? 

400

Citizens are angry about a new state tax and hold signs that criticize the governor. 

What is Limited Government? 

400

A worker is collecting money for the government at an event to raise money and thinks about taking some, but decides against it. This is what type of civic action

What is a duty? 

400

This person is the head of the executive branch in the United States.

Who is the president? 

400

In the city of Rome in Italy, what kind of government is controlled by a elected king or queen along with the Pope. 

What is theocratic elective Monarchy? 

500

This type of government works with a larger government but you choose people to speak on your behalf through voting. 

What is a representative democracy? 

500
A ruler decides to build a personal palace and soldiers kick a family off their farm to build on their land without paying or asking them. 

What is an unlimited government? 

500

An election is coming up to vote for president. 

What is a right, responsibility, and duty? 

500

Different world societies organize power, establish government structures, and practice citizenship, and voting. 

What is the political process? 

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