Forms of Government
This type of government is ruled by a single leader with total power.
What is autocracy
A system where the national government holds the majority of the power.
What is a unitary system?
This system is characterized by private ownership of businesses and free markets.
What is capitalism?
Beliefs about governments
In this system, citizens have the power to vote directly on laws and policies.
What is democracy
In this system, power is divided between a central authority and smaller political units
What is a federal system?
In this system, the government has complete control over what is produced and how it is distributed.
What is communism?
The way governments are organized
What is organizational structure?
This government type is led by a monarch, but their powers are limited by a constitution.
What is Constitutional Monarchy?
This system allows regional governments to make decisions with little interference from the national government.
What is a confederal system?
In this system, government greatly influences what is produced, but there is also private property and free enterprise.
What is socialism?
The feeling of being one nation.
What is national unity?
In this government, a small group holds power, often for corrupt or selfish purposes.
What is an oligarchy?
This system prevents local authorities from trying to take over while also providing a sense of national unity.
What is a federal system?
In a capitalist economy, production and pricing are based on this idea...
What is supply and demand?
How a society produces goods and services and then distributes them to its members.
What is economic system?
In this type of government, citizens elect officials to represent them and make decisions.
What is a republic?
In the United States, power is shared between the national government and the states in this system.
What is federal system?
In this type of economy,
Government provides social services to the public at no cost including; health care, education and
entertainment including sports and museums.
What is socialism?
The difference between the price of the product and the cost of making it.
What is profit?