Part 1: Need for Governments
The management of countries.
What is government?
A system of government where people rule directly or elect officials who act on their behalf.
What is democracy?
A type of dictatorship in which all power is concentrated in a small group of people.
What is oligarchy?
An independent city with its own government.
What is city-state?
A limit on the exchange of goods.
What is trade barrier?
Guarantee certain freedoms.
What is laws?
citizens do not have the power to rule.
What is Nondemocratic Government?
A government controlled by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule on behalf of God or the gods worshipped in their country.
What is a theocracy?
meaning they had full control of the government.
What is absolute monarchies?
Are taxes on imports that make foreign goods cost more.
What is a protective tariff?
need to know how their government works and are legally recognized members of a country.
What are Citizens
an independent city with its own government.
What is city-state
Ancient Athens (Greece) practiced.
What is direct democracy?
Athens (Greece) developed direct democracy while Rome (Italy)
What is representative democracy?
uses ___ dollars to provide goods and services, such as national defense, public schools, police protection, and roads.
What are taxes?
A _________, Or a written plan of government that rules many countries around the world.
What is Constitution?
The right rule might be passed down through a powerful family creating a ________?
What is a Dynasty?
A _________ Is a person such as a king or queen who rules over a kingdom
What is a Monarch?
is a class or group of rich land owners or nobles who had more power, money, and land than did common citizens.
what is Aristocracy (aka nobility)
are taxes on imports that make foreign goods cost more.
what is a protective tariff
_______is the understanding of both citizenship and government.
What are Civics
There have been many different forms of government throughout history.
What is the Main Idea?