Bodies of Government
Leader or leaders enforce or execute the laws.
What is the executive body of government?
Government ruled directly by the people.
What is democracy?
What is an amendment?
An official change or addition to the constitution
What percent of the earth is water?
71%
What is the primary purpose of a government?
To establish rules and policies for societal functioning.
The king or queen have absolute control.
What is Absolute Monarchy?
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
What egg-laying mammal has a paddle-shaped tail, a sleek body covered in dense fur, a wide, flat bill, and big webbed feet?
Platypus
The king or queen must follow the constitution and the law making group in government
What is Constitutional Monarchy?
List and explain two advantages of democratic systems.
Protection of rights, accountability of leaders.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Where can you find the Colosseum? (city, country)
Rome, Italy
List the three key dimensions that a government encompasses.
Political, economic, and social dimensions.
How do constitutional monarchies balance power between the monarch and elected officials? Give a current example.
Constitutional monarchies balance power between monarch and elected officials. Example: United Kingdom.
What are the potential risks or disadvantages of monarchy as a system of governance?
Power abuse, limited participation.
What are the 5 freedoms from the First Amendment?
Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assemble
How many toes do cats have on their back paws?
4
What are the central characteristics of absolute monarchies? Provide a historical example.
Absolute monarchies have centralized power and hereditary succession. Example: Louis XIV of France.
What are the risks associated with autocracies? How might these risks impact citizens?
Risks include potential abuse of power and lack of political freedoms.
How might oligarchies contribute to stability, and what are the potential issues they might face?
Advantages: Efficient decision-making, stability. Disadvantages: Exclusion of the majority, potential corruption.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
House of Representatives, Senate
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo