Systems of Government
What are the 3 systems of government?
Federal, confederal, unitary.
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What are the 5 forms of government we learned about?
Democracy, monarchy, theocracy, oligarchy, autocracy
I am the queen of my land, what form of government does my land have?
Monarchy.
Who has the power in a federal system?
power is shared between central and state govs.
Which form of government is led by a group of people?
Oligarchy.
Some Native American tribes organized themselves by having all male adult members of the tribe vote for any proposed laws or changes.
Direct democracy.
What system does the United States have?
Federal system (power is shared between central and state gov.)
What form of government does the United States have (be specific)?
Representative Democracy
In early European history, government power was held by a variety of kings and queens who ruled their kingdoms with unlimited powers.
Absolute monarchy.
Who has the power in a confederal system?
Which form of government is led by a clergy?
Theocracy.
Citizens elect representatives at the national, state, and local levels of government to vote on their behalf.
Representative Democracy/Republic
Who has the power in a unitary system?
The central/national gov. has power in a unitary system.
What kind of monarchy does England have?
Constitutional monarchy.
An example of this form of government emerged in 1215 in England when a small group wealthy nobleman forced the king to share power. This moved the country from one person holding all of the power to a small group holding power.
Oligarchy.