Democracy vs Republic
What type of government allows citizens to have a voice by voting on decisions or choosing leaders?
What is Democracy
In what type of government does one king or queen have almost all the power?
What is an absolute monarchy?
What type of government is controlled by one powerful leader?
What is a dictatorship?
What type of government is guided by religious leaders or religious beliefs?
What is a theocracy?
What type of leader usually leads a parliamentary system?
What is a prime minister?
What is the main difference between a democracy and a republic?
What is a democracy allows citizens to directly participate more, while a republic uses elected representatives to make decisions?
What limits the power of a monarch in a constitutional monarchy?
What is a constitution and laws?
What type of government means “rule by a few”?
What is an oligarchy?
In a theocracy, what often influences the laws of the government?
What are religious beliefs or teachings?
In a parliamentary system, who do citizens vote for?
What are representatives?
Ancient Athens is known as the birthplace of what type of government?
What is democracy?
What is one major difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy?
What is an absolute monarch has most power, while a constitutional monarch has limited power?
What is the main difference between a dictatorship and an oligarchy?
What is a dictatorship has one main ruler, while an oligarchy has a small group controlling power?
What ancient civilizations used Theocracy form of government?
What is Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia?
How does a prime minister usually gain power in a parliamentary system?
What is they are chosen from the elected representatives, often from the majority party?
Ancient Rome used a republic because citizens elected leaders instead of making every decision themselves. What is one way this was different from Athens?
What is Athens used a democracy, where they voted on decisions directly?
A country has a king, but elected officials make the laws and run the government. What type of government is this?
What is a constitutional monarchy?
A country is controlled by wealthy business leaders who make most government decisions. What type of government does this describe?
What is an oligarchy?
What does Theocracy mean in Greek words?
What is 'Rule by God'?
A country’s citizens vote for representatives, and the representatives choose a leader. What government system is this?
What is a parliamentary system?
A country allows citizens to vote for representatives who create laws. Is this a democracy, a republic, or both? Explain.
What is both? (A republic is a representative democracy where citizens choose leaders.)
Explain why constitutional monarchies developed from absolute monarchies over time.
What is people wanted to limit the ruler’s power and give more decision-making power to elected officials?
Both dictatorships and oligarchies limit citizen power. What makes them different from each other?
What is who controls the power, a dictator is one person, while an oligarchy is a small group?
What is one possible challenge of a theocracy if citizens have different beliefs?
What is some citizens may feel their beliefs or opinions are not represented in government?
Explain how a parliamentary system gives citizens a voice even though they do not vote directly on every law.
What is citizens elect representatives who make decisions and create laws for them?