Purposes of Government
Types of Government
Forms of Government
(Power structures)
Economic Systems
Theories & Characteristics
100
Coach James is a teacher who provides an education to his students, is an example of this purpose of government
What is providing public services
100
This type of government is defined as A system of Government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual
What is authoritarian/autocracy
100
In this form of government “State governments hold most of the power in this form of government”
What is confederate form of government
100

When a government has complete control over an economy.

Communism

100

 When a group used force to gain control of a people

Force Theory

200
The military is deploying troops to Afghanistan is an example of this purpose of government
What is national security
200
This type of government has total control of people’s lives
What is totalitarian government
200
This form of government is defined as the national government has more power than the state governments”
What is unitary form of government
200

This type of economic system is defined as “the government may take over certain areas of the economy".

Socialist Economy

200

God gave leaders the power to rule

Divine Right

300
The government collects taxes is an example of this purpose of government
What is providing for and controlling economic decisions
300

Type of democracy is where the people elect the legislative branch and the executive”

What is indirect/representative democracy

300
This form of government is defined as the national and state governments sharing the power
What is federal form of government
300

This type of economic system is defined as “Economic decisions are decided in markets through the interaction of buyers and sellers” (aka the people)The government stays out of the economy.

Captialism/Market economy

300

The people agreed to be ruled by a government in some way.

Social Contract

400
Forcing people to pay taxes is an example of this purpose of government
What is maintaining social order
400
This type of government is defined as A system of Government in which a small group holds power
What is an oligarchy
400

An advantage of this form of government is that the state governments get to make their own decisions

What is confederate form of government

400
This type of economic system is defined as “An economy that is a combination of both the government and the people making decisions."
Mixed Market Economy
400

A group of people bonded together by race, language, customs.

Nation

500
Building roads is an example of this purpose of government
What is providing a public service
500

This type of government is defined as The people govern themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens

What is democratic republic

500

The United States is an example of this form of government

What is federal form of government

500
The United States is an example of this type of economic system
Mixed Market Economy
500

The four characteristics of a state are

population, territory, government & sovereignty

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