Democracy & Power to the People
In this type of democracy, citizens vote directly on laws and policies themselves rather than electing representatives.
What is a direct democracy?
A government ruled by a king or queen is called this.
What is an absolute monarchy?
A form of government where a single leader takes complete control by force and rules with absolute power.
What is a dictatorship?
The complete absence of any government or laws is known as this.
What is anarchy?
Vatican City is ruled by the Pope and governed by Catholic religious law.
What is a theocracy?
The United States is an example of this form of government, where citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.
What is a representative democracy (or republic)?
In this type of monarchy, the king or queen has total control and makes all the decisions without any legal limits.
What is an absolute monarchy?
A government ruled by a small, wealthy, or powerful group of people is called this.
What is an oligarchy?
A country where the central government shares power with state or regional governments, like in the U.S.
What is a federal system (or federation)?
North Korea is ruled by a single leader who controls the military, media, and daily life of its citizens.
What is a dictatorship (or totalitarian state)?
In a democracy, this key right allows citizens to choose their leaders.
What is voting (or elections)?
In this modern type of monarchy, the power of the king or queen is limited by a set of laws and a parliament.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
A government based on religious law and led by religious leaders is known as this.
What is a theocracy?
True or False: A country can be both a monarchy and a democracy at the same time.
What is True? (Example: Great Britain or Japan)
In Switzerland, citizens vote directly on major laws several times a year.
What is a direct democracy?
This ancient Greek city-state is famous for creating one of the world's earliest direct democracies.
What is Athens?
How power is usually passed down from one ruler to another in a monarchy.
What is hereditary (or family inheritance / inheritance / passing down to children)?
In a dictatorship, citizens usually lack basic rights like freedom of speech and freedom of this, which lets people share news openly.
What is freedom of the press?
This document, written in 1787, sets up the structure and limits of the United States government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
During the Middle Ages, European countries were ruled by kings who claimed their right to rule came directly from God.
What is an absolute monarchy (or divine right monarchy)?
The concept that everyone—including government leaders—must follow the law is known by this three-word phrase.
What is the rule of law?
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. This title is given to the elected official who actually runs the government there.
Who is the Prime Minister?
Ancient Rome was ruled by a small group of wealthy noblemen called the Senate before it became an Empire. This is an example of what form of government?
What is an oligarchy (or republic)?
he historical period in Europe when thinkers started questioning absolute monarchs and proposing ideas about equal rights and democracy.
What is the Enlightenment?
A small board of military officers overthrows a government and takes control of the entire country together.
What is an oligarchy (or military junta)?