Governments
Definition of Oligarchy
A group of people that are supreme leaders
Belgium
What is a Monarchy?
In this system, power is held by the citizens, who have the right to vote for their leaders and laws.
What is a Democracy?
A written document that outlines the blueprint, laws, and structure of a country's government.
What is a constitution?
Type of government with no leaders
What is an Anarchy?
Saudia Arabia
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
In this type of system, a single ruler holds unlimited power, and citizens have no voice or rights
What is an autocracy?
Unlike a king who inherits power, this type of absolute leader usually takes control by force or military power.
What is a dictator?
Type of government with one, non-electable supreme leader
What is a Monarchy?
Vatican City
What is a Theocracy?
In this system, the citizens elect and leader and then that leader chooses the supreme leader.
What is a Parliamentary democracy?
The title typically given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy.
What is a Prime Minister?
Type of government where you elect the leader
What is a republic?
United States
What is a Representative democracy?
In this democratic system, citizens vote directly for the leader (the President) in an election separate from the legislature.
What is a Presidential democracy?
Type of democracy where citizens voted on every single law directly themselves, rather than electing representatives.
What is a direct democracy?
Type of government where the supreme leader is religious
What is a theocracy?
North Korea
What is a dictatorship?
True or False: In an oligarchy, regular citizens have total freedom to elect anyone they want.
False
A government system where the state owns all property and a single political party controls the economy.
What is communism?