Parties in the USA
Prohibition Party
Main characteristic of a Monarchy
Led by a king or queen
Who holds the power in a democracy?
the people/citizens
What is an organization of people that hold similar ideas about the way a country should be run?
political party
Term for giving jobs or special favors to campaign party workers
patronage
Why can't the US be a direct democracy?
Population/Country is too big
When a charismatic person takes power by force
dictatorship
Name the 3 branches of government.
When 3 or more parties compete for gov't control
Multi-party system
What does it mean to be an informed citizen?
understand the facts on election issues
Party created around protecting the environment
Green Party
dictator monopolizing political power
authoritarianism
The type of democracy we have in the US
Representative Democracy
Disadvantage of a multi-party system
coalitions
Term for the division of federal and state powers
federalism
Where is a multi-party system often found?
Europe, Israel, Japan
When a select few powerful people rule a nation
What is the executive office of a Representative Democracy called?
President
Biggest advantage of a two-party system
continuity
political system using kings/queens
monarchy
What are the 3 types of Third Parties?
single issue, political belief, single candidate
When a dictator controls every aspect of lives
totalitarian
The controls a gov't has over society.
make, carry out, and enforce laws
system where to gov't and political party are the same
one party system
name examples of dictators we talked about in class
Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jung Il