Types of Governments I
What is an Autocracy or Dictatorship?
One person holds all the power in a country.
Absence of government. There is no government.
Anarchy
In a presidential democracy, how is the leader elected? What is the leader called?
The leader is directly elected by the people; the leader is called the president
What form of representative Democracy does Israel have?
Parliamentary Democracy.
Why is the Saudi Arabian government considered autocratic?
They have an Absolute Monarchy.
What type of representative democracy does Turkey have?
Presidential Democracy
What branch of government is the president in?
Executive Branch
A form of government based on religious law.
Typically ruled by a religious council such as clerics.
Laws are traditionally based on the holy books.
Theocracy.
In a parliamentary democracy, how is the leader elected? What is the leader called?
The leader is elected indirectly by the people; the legislature elected the leader; the leader is called the Prime Minister.
What group chooses the leader in Israel? What is the name of that group?
The legislature; the Knesset
True or False? Women in Saudi Arabia have more rights than women in Turkey but as many rights as women in Isreal.
False.
What is the name of Turkey’s leader and how long is the term of leadership?
President; 5-year term.
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
A government where a monarch has the power which is usually inherited.
Refers to the right to vote.
Suffrage.
Which branch of government makes the laws in a government and elects the Prime Minister in a Parliamentary Democracy?
The Legislature.
In the Israeli government, which “leader” has a ceremonial role without much actual power?
The President
What type of legislative branch does Saudi Arabia have?
There's no real legislative branch but a Consultative Council.
What is the name of the legislature in Turkey?
The Grand National Assembly.
A system of government where a small group of people rule, and have the power to serve their own interests.
Oligarchy.
Power is held by the people and their elected representatives. The elected representatives make governmental decisions and laws for the people.
Democracy
Which form of democracy has separate branches of government for the President who serves as Chief Executive and Head of State?
Presidential Democracy.
Who can vote in Israel?
All citizens can vote at the age of 18 (participate in free and fair elections)
Who can vote in Saudi Arabia?
All citizens over the age of 21 can vote in local elections (but these are meaningless).
Who can vote in Turkey?
All citizens over 18 can vote for the Grand National Assembly; citizens vote directly for the president who serves a 5-year term
What is a democracy?
A government ruled by the people
A government is ruled by a king or queen whose power is determined by the nation’s constitution.
Constitutional Monarchy
Which form of democracy combines the executive and legislative branches of government?
Parliamentary Democracy.
Is Israel's government most like the United States or the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom
They are both Parliamentary Democracies.
Can citizens publicly criticize the government?
Citizens cannot criticize the government or its leaders.
What type of government was Turkey before it recently changed to what it is now?
Parliamentary Democracy.