Monarchy
In a monarchy, this is the number of people (rulers) who have power.
What is one?
In this system of democracy, each citizen gets one vote and is directly involved in decision making.
What is direct democracy?
In a totalitarian government, the leader is often referred to as this term.
What is a dictator?
This purpose of government is to control and contain conflict between people by placing limits on what they can and cannot do.
What is "maintain social order"?
In the country of MadeUpVille, when Queen Laura passed away, her eldest son, Jeremiah, gained power.
What is monarchy?
This is the word for power in a monarchy being passed down through families.
What is birthright or hereditary?
In this system of democracy, citizens vote to elect representatives who will make decisions on the behalf of citizens.
What is representative democracy?
In a totalitarian government, the leader usually gets power by doing this.
What is seizing power?
This purpose of government is to handle infrastructure (roads, sewers, street lights, etc.) projects and enforce public safety laws
What is "provide public services"?
In the country of FreedomAllTheWay, millions of citizens elect represent people to make decisions on their behalf.
What is representative democracy?
In this form of monarchy, one leader holds all the power and citizens don't have the ability to question their decisions.
What is absolute monarchy?
This is another word for a representative democracy.
What is a republic?
In a totalitarian system, the government monitors and restricts these two areas of citizen lives.
What are public and private?
This government purpose is to protect its citizens from internal and external threats and maintain relationships with other nations.
What is "provide national security/defense"?
In the country of TerrorTerritory, Dictator ScaryMan created a law where anyone who spoke out against him could be arrested and imprisoned for up to 10 years.
What is totalitarianism?
In this form of monarchy, the power of the monarch is limited and citizens have more rights. Often, the monarch only has symbolic power in this system.
What is parliamentary (or constitutional) monarchy?
This is one similarity between democracy in ancient Athens and modern democracy in the United States.
What is (answers will vary!)?
These three were examples of totalitarian dictators.
Who are (answers will vary)?
This government purpose is to pass laws to shape the economy and determine how people will get what they need.
What is "make economic decisions"?
In the country of PowerInTheHandsOfAFew, a couple hundred aristocrats (the elite, wealthy class) make decisions for the country's 150 million citizens.
What is oligarchy?
These are two advantages of monarchy as a system of government.
What are (answers will vary - need two examples!)?
What is one similarity between democracy in ancient Rome and modern democracy in the US?
What is (answers will vary!)?
Dictators use these two strategies to maintain power and create an illusion of popular support.
What are terror/fear and image? (Or terror and the "cult of personality"?)
In serving the purposes of government, ALL types of government systems do both of these to citizen rights to balance safety and freedom for their citizens. (Think: two opposite actions related to citizen rights)
In the country of PowerOfGod, a high priest has the final authority and the citizens believe the priest has divine right (their power comes from God).
What is theocracy?