Forms of Government
Means "rule by the people". In this type of government, power is held by the people.
What is Democracy?
A form of government controlled by people who base the nation's laws on religious ideas.
What is Theocracy?
This form of democracy elects representatives of the people to rule in government.
What is indirect democracy/republic?
A related role of the executive in democratic governments that is not a president.
What is The Prime Minister?
Designed in part by Washington and Le'Enfant this Capital of U.S. Government was a compromise by the founders.
What is Washington, D.C.?
When a nation is ruled by one political party. Government is in power through force and dominance.
What is Authoritarian/Totalitarian?
A chaotic situation in which there is no government...which means no stability.
What is Anarchy?
This group of appointed secretaries support the role of the executive in democratic governments.
What is the Cabinet?
The main role of the executive branch.
What is to carry out the laws?
This communist Caribbean Island where Fidel Castro ruled for decades is negotiating with the United States to normalize relations following decades of Cold War embargos and travel bans.
What is Cuba?
A system by which a nation is ruled by a king or queen. Power is passed down through the ruling family.
What is Monarchy?
A system under which a single, unelected leader uses force to maintain control. In this form, little attention is given to personal freedoms and public opinion.
What is Dictatorship?
This term means that each branch exercises different components of governmental powers and responsibilities.
What is Separation of Powers?
The main role of the legislative branch?
What is to make the laws?
This theocratic government in exile is led by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
What is Tibet?
In this form of government, power is not distributed, but rather held with one ruling system.
What is Unitary/Centralist Government?
This type of system provides for greater regional autonomy and balance between regional interests and national interests.
What is Federalist?
A government that provides both rule by majority and limitations on the power of the majority via citizens’ rights.
What is constitutional democracy?
In some countries, the legislative branch is made up of a bicameral system. Define bicameral.
What is a two house legislature?
This large island country is one of the few democracies in the world that have compulsory/required voting.
What is Australia?
In this form of government, the central government is subordinate to the states and acted only through the states.
What is a Confederation?
When the army is in control of a nation.
What is Authoritarian/Totalitarian?
In contrast to presidential democracies, this form of democracy does not share power between the executive and legislative branches of government.
What is parliamentary democracy?
In a democracy the judicial branch balances the power of the legislative and executive branch by exercising this main power.
What is judicial review?
This country in the North Atlantic who has both a living Monarch and Prime Minister is preparing to leave the European Union (EU).
What is The United Kingdom (UK)?