Systems of Government
Types of Government
Economics
Examples
100

A system of government where the central government holds all power.

Unitary Sytem

100

Lack of government and laws. 

Anarchy

100

Which economic system has moderate government involvement. The government only owns basic industries. 

Socialism

100

A small country where all power is located in the central government holds elections that require citizens to vote on potential laws.


What system of gov AND what type of gov is described?

Unitary


Direct Democracy

200

A system of government where states hold power over the federal government. 

Confederate System

200

Power belongs to citizens who represent elected officials. 

Representative Democracy

200

Government is heavily involved and controls all aspects of the economy.

Communism

200

A country is headed by a king. The king's political power is very small. Elected officials hold all political power.

What two types of government are described?

Constitutional Monarchy

Representative Democracy

300

A system of government where powers are shared between a central (federal) government and regional (state) governments.

Federal System

300

Government is heavily influenced by religion. 

Theocracy

300

Limited to no government involvement in the economy.

Capitalism

300

A country keeps all power within its central government. The government is headed by a president who has been in office for 12 years and routinely fixes elections to ensure they stay in office. 

What type of government system and type of government are being described?

Unitary System

Authoritarian

400

At what point in the history of the United States, did our government practice a confederate system of government. 

13 colonies

400

A king or queen holds all political power within their country. 

Absolute Monarchy

400

According to Karl Marx, a revolt would take place by the working class because of the failures of which economic system.

Capitalism

400

A country shares powers between a central authority, regional authority, and local authorities. Officials are elected to office and vote on issues that arise in the country.

What government system and type of government are being described?

Federal System

Representative Democracy

500

What country is an example of a unitary system of government?

Japan

500
A small group holds all political power over its citizens. 

Oligarchy

500
He wrote the 'Wealth of Nations'. Introduced the idea of an 'invisible hand' guiding the decisions made in a capitalist country.

Adam Smith

500
A country has 20 provinces that each hold a significant amount of power in comparison to the central government. Each province is lead according to the religious practices in the country.


What government system and type of government is described?

Confederate System

Theocracy