Who Rules?
Monarchy
King or Queen
Which type of government is ruled by small group of wealthy people.
Oligarchy
Imagine your entire class decides which game to play during Cool Class.
Direct Democracy
True or False: In a Monarchy, power is usually inherited.
True
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Dictatorship
One Person, a dictator
Which form of government ruled by the people? Majority rules.
Democracy
Imagine your class chooses a few classmates to decide on a game for COOL instead of everyone voting.
Representative Democracy
Which is NOT a function or a job of government? Building roads OR running a lemonade stand
running a lemonade stand
Give an example of how the government provides services.
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Oligarchy
A small group of people, like rich or powerful individuals
Which form of government is ruled by one person who has complete power?
Dictatorship
In this neighborhood, people don't own things individually; instead, everything is owned collectively by the government on behalf of the community.
Communism
Who makes the laws we follow?
The government
What form of Government is China considered?
Communist
Communism
Government owns everything
In which form of government does one person have total control?
Autocracy or Dictatorship
Imagine a school where all the rules are based on a specific religion.
Theocracy
Which is NOT a reason for creating a new law? Public safety OR controlling how people spend money
Controlling how people spend money
Kim Jong-un is considered the supreme leader of North Korea. What form of government would North Korea be considered?
Dictatorship.
Autocracy
One person or a small group of people rule.
What type of government is ruled by religious leaders?
Theocracy
Imagine a country with a king or queen, but they follow rules and elected leaders make most of the decisions.
Constitutional Monarchy
Would a country with a big population or a small population be more likely to use direct democracy?
Small population
What form of government is the country of Iran considered?
Theocracy