Types of Government
Normally ruled by a single leader called a king, queen, sultan, emir, etc. Power is ingerited through generations.
What is a monarchy?
In this system of dividing power, the central government is very strong and dictates laws to the regional governments.
What is unitary?
The legal right to use my power.
What is authority?
In this political game, people cut a deal, make a trade, or compromise. Each side gives something to get something.
What is horse trading?
What is a public good?
Power is maintained by a single ruler or small group of rulers who keep control of the military or police and rule through fear. Media is often strictly controlled.
What is dictatorship?
In this system, powers are shared between the national and regional ( state and local) governments.
What is federal ( federalism)?
The misuse of authority for harmful, illegal or unethical ends.
What is abuse of power?
In this game, people break a law on purpose to bring attention to something they feel is unfair or unjust.
What is civil disobedience?
Money raised, often through taxes, that is used by the government to provide public goods and services.
What is revenue?
In this type of government, the law and religion are closely linked. The government is made up of a single or group of religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
In this system, the regional governments ( like states) maintain most of the power. The national government is only given a small amount of power to control things like a national army.
What is confederal?
The idea that kings derive their power from God and not the people, so they do not answer to the people for their decisions.
What is Divine Right of Kings?
In this game, competitors try to completely wipe each other out and to destroy the competition.
What is demolition derby.
A type of power that comes from the leader's role or position within a country, group, or organization.
What is legitimate power?
In this government system, there is only one ruling political party. People may be allowed to vote, but the candidates are chosen and controlled by the ruling party.
What is a single party state?
America's first government ( before the Constitution) that was weak and didn't create a strong enough national government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The quality of being accepted as a leader or authority figure by the people being led.
What is legitimacy?
In this game, people use strenth and smarts to try to overcome their competition. They "win at any cost" by trying to overpower the competition.
What is power struggle?
Power that comes from the power holder's ability to inspire or to pursuade others to identity with them.
What is referent power?
In this type of government, the leader of the country is elected seperately from the members of the legislative body?
What is a presidential democracy?
An independent state where the people share a common culture. People share a sense of shared country, even if they have different ethnic backgrounds.
What is a nation-state.
Characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power; associated with the political philosophy that “the end justifies the means”
Who was/ what is Machiavelli?
In this game, players win by taking themselves or their labor away. This is the strategy used by labor unions when workers go on "strike" for better working conditions or wages.
What is walkout?
The right of a nation to rule over its own geographic borders, a group of specific people, or one's own self.
What is sovereignty?