A loose national alliance of various provincial or state governments. Most of the power is with the provincial or state governments. National government is weak.
What is Confederation?
100
Leader elected by the parliament in a parliamentary democracy to serve as the head of the legislature and the head of the government.
What is Prime Minister?
100
Legislative body with one house.
What is Unicameral?
100
If a country was based on religious laws, it would more than likely be based on this religion. (With the expecption of Isreal of course!)
What is Islam?
200
Power of a government is held by one person.
What is Autocracy?
200
A single national government that has all the power. There is no state or local government that is independent of the national government.
What is Unitary?
200
Leader of a government voted on by the citizens of the country.
What is Presidential Democracy?
200
Legislative body with two houses.
What is Bicameral?
200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
A government based on religion and led by religious leaders.
What is Theocracy?
300
Citizens have a voice in their government. They elect their leaders and often vote on laws.
What is Democracy?
300
A government in which a strong national government shares power with provicial or state governements. Most of the government is in the hands of the national government.
What is Federation?
300
A king, queen, or emperor who has all of the power in the government is called an ____ ____.
What is Absolute Monarch.
300
Parliment is the legislative body in this type of government.
What is Parlimentary democracy?
300
This country has an autocratic government. It is one of the few absolute monarchies in the world today. The king is the head of the government and the Qur'an provides the basis for its government and laws.
What is Saudi Arabia?
400
Hitler was a _________. Taking his role as leader by force.
What is Dictator?
400
The United States has this system of government.
What is Federation?
400
Usually a violent person who has taken control of a government by force and rules alone.
What is Dictator?
400
The legislative body in the United States is called __.
What is Congress?
400
This country is a parlimentary democracy. Its parliment is called the Knesset.
What is Israel?
500
This type of government has two forms; parliamentary and presidential.
What is Democracy?
500
The United Kingdom is an example of a ___ system of government.
What is Unitary?
500
This leader of government is usually little more than a figure head. Power of the government usually lies with the legislative body.
What is Consitutional Monarch?
500
Israel's legislative body is called the ____.
What is Knesset?
500
This country's government operates as an Islamic republic.