Limits
Means citizens give their permission to be governed
Constitution or Consent of the governed
Consent of the governed
A monarchy has a king or queen
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Divides power among several branches of government
Constitution or Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers
There are 4 types of democracy
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE...only 2
This is the type of government in the US
democracy (representative)
A constitution doesn't explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE...it DOES explain them
A constitution explains what type of government a country has
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
No one is in charge
Anarchy or Oligarchy
Anarchy
Consent of the Governed:
Make sure even small and unpopular groups are treated fairly
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
When a small group of people lead the government
Autocracy or Oligarchy
Oligarchy
Describe a junta
A government that is ruled by a group of military leaders (like an oligarchy)
A theocracy is...
A type of government which is ruled by religious leaders and laws
Happens when citizens use their votes to affect government
Consent of the governed
Means no one is above the law
Rule of Law
The type of government that Adolf Hitler was in charge of
Dictatorship
Makes sure no one part of government gets too much control
Separation of Powers
In this type of democracy, everyone participates in making laws
Direct democracy
Explain what Rights of the Minority means
Rights of the Minority
even small or unpopular groups have rights...this limits the power of the majority