Forms of Government
This form of democracy, created by the Romans, was adopted by the United States. (Hint - it's in our Pledge of Allegiance)
What is a Republic?
In the US, this person, who is elected by a popular vote, serves as a state manager and is responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch.
What is a Governor?
This form of democracy elects representatives of the people to rule in government.
What is representative democracy?
In the US government, what person or group of people is in command of all armed forces and branches of the military?
Who is the President?
The oldest running monarchy in the world comes from this Asian country.
What is Japan?
In this form of government, one person, usually a King or Queen has all the power.
What is a Monarchy?
The Legislative Branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the ________.
What is the Senate?
Of the 176 nations in the world, how many are run by some form of a democracy? Answer is either 56, 66, 76, or 86.
76
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Which European country has a constitutional monarchy that is commonly referred to as "Her Majesty's Government"?
What is the United Kingdom/Great Britain?
A type of government where one leader has absolute control over the citizens that live there. (North Korea, for example)
What is a Dictatorship?
This fair system created by the Founding Fathers gives the branches of government certain powers over the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
The most fundamental aspect of democracy includes this basic right to all citizens.
What is the right to vote?
In the US, this is highest judicial group in all of the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
Evidence of constitutional government dates all the way to a Sumerian king in which civilization?
What is Mesopotamia?
This form of government is described as a "stateless society", where no one is in charge.
What is an Anarchy?
List the 3 documents that serve as the basis for the United States Government.
What is the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights?
Democracy comes from the Greek words demos and kratos. What do these two words mean? One correct answer wins the points.
What is People and/or Rule?
The world's first Direct Democracy was created by Ancient Greece. What percentage of their population could vote - 12%, 22%, 32%, or 42%?
What is 12%
During the Industrial Revolution many people found work in these dangerous, unsafe places where they often had no rights.
What are Factories?
A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.
What is a Theocracy?
In the Unites States Government, how many Supreme Court Justices are there? Answer is a number between 6-15.
What is 9?
In Ancient Greece, this city state was most famous for creating the world's first Direct Democracy.
What is Athens?
In a Democracy, the legislative group/branch has the power to do what government action?
What is Make Laws?
The name of the German social scientist who invented the idea of Communism.
Who is Karl Marx?