🏛 Types of Government
This system gives power to the people.
What is a democracy?
In this system, citizens vote for leaders to make decisions.
What is a representative democracy?
This is the main way people participate in a democracy.
What is voting?
This is the type of government Canada has.
What is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy?
This type of government controls almost every part of people’s lives.
hat is a totalitarian government?
This system is ruled by one person with total control.
What is a dictatorship?
In this system, a king or queen has complete power.
What is an absolute monarchy?
In this type of democracy, citizens vote for leaders.
What is representative democracy?
These are the 3 branches of government in Canada.
What are legislative, executive, judicial?
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This system is ruled by religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
In this system, people vote directly on laws.
What is direct democracy?
In this type, people vote on laws themselves.
What is direct democracy?
These are the 3 levels of government in Canada.
What are federal, provincial, municipal?
This branch carries out laws.
What is the executive branch?
This system is ruled by a small group of powerful people.
What is an oligarchy?
In this system, elected members choose a prime minister.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
This is why voting is important in a democracy.
What is having a voice / influencing decisions?
These people represent citizens in Canada’s government.
Who are Members of Parliament?
This branch ensures laws are fair.
What is the judicial branch?
This system is run by experts like scientists or engineers.
What is a technocracy?
In this system, the monarch’s power is limited by laws.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
This is one responsibility of citizens in a democracy.
What is voting, participating, or staying informed?
This leader is chosen by members of parliament.
Who is the Prime Minister?
Explain one difference between dictatorship and democracy.
Democracy = people have power; dictatorship = one person has power