Vocabulary
refers to the government’s authority and ability to get things done.
Power
This government is headed by one person, such as a king or a queen, who exercises supreme authority
Monarchy
This form of government used to be in Spain, Britain and Japan
Monarchy
Protect the people and territory
Ensure National Security
is made up of the formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people.
Government
This is a system of rule in which one person, a dictator, or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government
dictatorship
Which country still uses this system of rule in which one person, a dictator, or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government
Cuba
Maintain order through police and laws
Monarchs (kings and queens) often claimed that their power stemmed from the will of God.
Divine right
The power of the monarch is limited in this form of government
Constitutional monarchy
This country is a current example of a constitutional monarchy
United Kingdom
Provide the means to resolve conflict through legal process
Resolve conflict
is a political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a clearly defined territory
State
In this regime, the dictator holds supreme authority and the government as a whole controls every aspect of life
totalitarian state
This country is an example of a totalitarian state. The current rulers' father and grandfather were also once in charge
North Korea
Provide services such as education and public transportation, paid for by tax dollars
Provide services
is the process by which government makes and carries out decisions.
Politics
The United States closely followed this form of government from Ancient Rome in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf
Republic/Representative Democracy
This country is an example of a theocracy, where the rulers claim to represent a specific religion and are guided by a specific set of religious beliefs
Iran
Make decisions for the public good
Provide for the public good