Forms of Government
This form of government is characterized by citizens directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country.
What is Direct Democracy?
What was the British Act that taxed merchants on molasses, indigo, and coffee?
What is the Sugar Act?
The person nominated for an election.
What is a Candidate?
There are no representatives, and citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country.
What is Anarchy?
What was the name of the Governing body in the Virginia Colony that had 2 representatives per community?
What is the House of Burgesses?
In this form of government, a small group of people has all the power.
What is Oligarchy?
The act where all legal and commercial documents were required to have an official stamp on it.
What is the Stamp Act?
Democrats, Republicans, Green Party, and Libertarians are examples of this.
What are Political Parties?
In this form of government, a King or Queen rules the country.
What is Monarchy?
While aboard the Mayflower, what did the colonists create and sign?
What is the Mayflower Compact?
A government where citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government.
What is Representative Democracy?
The act that taxed items such as glass, paper, lead, paint, and tea.
What is the Townshend Act?
This is done when someone is trying to achieve something, like winning an election.
What is Campaigning?
England has what form of government?
What is a Monarchy?
When the Colonists decided to separate from England and create their own country, what document was created?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This form of government recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.
What is Theocracy?
This act allowed British Soldiers to live in your home free of rent.
What is the Quartering Act?
The process in which citizens cast their votes to choose candidates for political office, typically occurring on a regular basis.
What is an Election?
The United States has what form of government?
What is a Representative Democracy?
What event took place on December 16th, 1773?
What is The Boston Tea Party?
In this government, one leader has absolute (total) control over citizens’ lives.
What is Dictatorship?
What was the name of the Acts that sought to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
What are the Intolerable Acts?
When was election day this year?
What was November 7th?
Democracy is a Ancient Greek word that translates to this:
What is People Power?
This assembly of delegates from twelve British North American colonies met in 1774 to discuss responses to the Intolerable Acts and other grievances against British rule.
What is the First Continental Congress?