types of government
Government that is dominated by religion is called a
All political power in a state is concentrated at the central/national level under this form of government.
Unitary
This feature of democracy means that no one is above the law; including the leader of a country.
Rule of Law
In a democracy, this feature can be written or unwritten, establishes the system of government, and spells out, or assumes, specific individual rights.
Constitution
Literacy (being able to/learning to read) is a large component of this condition that supports/sustains a democracy.
A classless education system
Government in which people hold the sovereign power is called a
democracy
A __________ is a union of independent states.
confederal/confederation
This characteristic of democracy means that people have a say in the government.
popular sovereignty
This feature of government sets up how the Supreme Court is run in a democracy.
Judicial Power
In order to create and sustain a democracy, the majority of people need to believe in democratic principles and must see the establishment of a democracy as a positive force that will help them in the long run. This is known as a _____________?
political consensus
In this government, the king or queen is the supreme ruler.
monarchy
In Iran, the supreme leader is appointed for life by an Islamic religious advisory board. Is Iran a limited or unlimited government? How do you know?
unlimited government.
Supreme leader is appointed for life by religious advisory board. People do not vote/elect religious leader and cannot force them out of office.
This characteristic of democracy can be found in two-party and multi-party systems where candidates run against one another for people's votes.
competing political parties
This feature of democracy helps to decide how people vote and how many political parties there are.
citizen participation
Which condition states that support for a democracy can come from the outside through loans, trading preferences, education, health services, infrastructure (building roads and communication systems), or giving advice during elections?
support from other nations/countries
In a __________ a single ruler, like Hitler, controls the government, economy, and society.
dictatorship/totalitarian
In Ancient Athens, each male citizen had the right to make important decisions for the whole community (right to vote). Was Ancient Athens a limited or unlimited government? How do you know?
Limited Government - citizens had the right to vote. (In Ancient Athens women were not citizens.) Ancient Athens was Direct Democracy at it's finest.
This characteristic of democracy states that all votes carry the same weight, candidates can express views freely, citizens are free to help candidates/support candidates ideas, voting requirements are kept to a minimum, and the citizens are able to vote freely by secret ballot with out coersion, or fear of punishment.
free elections
This feature of democracy sets up who is in charge in a democracy and what powers that person/group has.
Executive Power
This condition that sustains/supports a democracy allows individuals to report about what the government is doing. It seeks the truth and shares with citizens new arguments and ideas regarding government rule.
a free press
___________ is a government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.
representative democracy/republic
In Myanmar, the military rules with absolute, unlimited control. All government officers are military officers who maintain control through the use of force. Is Myanmar, a limited or unlimited government? How do you know?
unlimited government.
military controls with absolute/unlimited control. military maintains control through use of force.
This characteristic of democracy allows for decisions to be made by the majority but protects the minority against abuse/control of the majority.
majority rule with minority rights
This feature of democracy sets up how many houses of Congress there are and how representatives are elected to those houses.
Legislative Power
Democracy is inefficient and expensive because it requires group decision-making, lobbying, and campaigning. That is why a nation/country needs a ___________ _____________ to support/sustain a democracy within it.
growing economy