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All decisions are made by voting as a group, so leaders have little power
Direct Democracy
How are decisions made in a direct democracy
everyone votes on everything
A government ruled by the people; vote for leaders to make major decisions
Democracy
What is a government?
Anything close to a specific group of people who exercise authority/control/power over a nation; *Students should cross off "government" on BINGO card
Working with others to achieve shared goals
Collective Action
How does a dictator gain power?
Overthrows the government
How do leaders of a Theocracy make decisions?
According to religious law or rules/spiritual text
A small group of powerful citizens controls the government
Oligarchy
The state of society where there is no law or supreme power
Anarchy
Gov. uses its power to force citizens to behave in certain ways.
Coercion
A product or service provided by the government for all to use
Public good
The process and methods of making decisions for a large group.
Politics
A king/queen has the power to make all decisions.
Monarchy
The gov. creates a set of rules that everyone must follow
Maintaining Order
Gov. income raised through taxes on citizens.
Revenue
What’s the difference between a well dressed man on a bicycle and a poorly dressed man on a unicycle?
Attire
Purposeful collective action to achieve a goal in a community
Political Activity
One powerful military leader takes control of a government
Dictatorship
The gov. defends the lives, liberty, and property of its citizens
Protection
When working towards a common goal in a group, everyone usually has to give up something to get what they want. This is called ________________
Compromise
Why do people participate in political activities?
To achieve a common goal
Why are there no true direct democracies in the modern world? What is it about how they make decisions that is such a disadvantage?
Too slow! Debating and voting takes 5-ever
Religious leaders make decisions according to religious principles
Theocracy
Which of the following is an example of a public good: Police Officers, DC Metro, US Military Draft, Private Schools
DC Metro
Which of the following is an example of coercion and revenue collection?
A. Taxation
B. Police presence at rallies
C. Protection
D. Political Activity
D. First Amendment
Taxation