Fantastic Forms
A dictatorship would be considered part of which form of government?
What is an autocracy?
This system of government gives STATES the most power.
What is Confederal?
What level of government has the most power in an unitary system of government?
What is the Central Government?
Name the system of government: Argentina’s government has an elected president, National Congress and Supreme Court. Argentina also has provinces, or states, that have their own constitutions and executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The central government and provinces share power in Argentina.
What is Federal?
Name the form of government: In the United States, citizens elect representatives at the national, state, and local levels of government to vote on their behalf.
What is Representative Democracy?
This form of government is when the central government controls all aspects of life and planning.
What is Communism?
Who has the power in a Unitary system of government?
What is the central government?
What level of government has the most power in a confederal system of government?
What is the State (or local) government?
Name the system of government: The European Union is a partnership between 27 European countries. Everything that happens between partner countries is based on treaties that are voluntarily agreed upon by all members.
What is Confederal?
Name the form of government: Some Native American tribes organized themselves by having all male adult members of the tribe vote for any proposed laws or changes.
What is Direct Democracy?
The form of government practiced in the United States.
What is Representative Democracy?
Which system of government is practiced in the United States?
What is federal?
In what system of government does the legislative body get to choose the executive?
What is a Parliamentary system?
Name the system of government: In New Zealand the government is centered around the legislature and prime minister. The prime minister is the leader of the political party that has the majority of seats in the legislature. All members of the prime minister’s cabinet must be members of the legislature.
What is Parliamentary?
Name the form of government: In early European history government power was held by a variety of kings and queens who ruled their kingdoms with mostly unlimited powers.
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
What is the difference between a representative and a direct democracy?
Representative democracy - citizens elect representatives to do the day-to-day governmental duties
Direct democracy - citizens make a direct impact on government and they are responsible for the day-to-day governmental duties
In this system of government, the legislative body rules, with a Prime Minister in charge.
What is Parliamentary?
How is power distributed in a federal system of government?
What is power is shared between central government and state government?
Name the system of government: One central government controls weaker states. Power is not shared between states, counties, or provinces.
Examples: China, United Kingdom
What is Unitary?
Name the form of Government: In 1215 in England a small group of 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.
What is an Oligarchy?
What form of government is being represented in this quote: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."
What is Democracy?
How is a federal system of government different from a unitary system of government?
Federal - central government and state government share powers
Unitary - the central government delegates power
Previously in South Africa, the ruling group were the minority whites. They were the only ones who could rule and hold power. What form of government is this?
What is an oligarchy?
What is the difference between an unitary and confederal system of government?
Unitary - CENTRAL gov't has the most power
Confederal - STATE gov'ts have the most power
Name the form of government: The communal ownership of property by an intellectual ruling class, to put the welfare of the state above personal desire and moderate the greed of the producing class.
What is Communism?