Gaining Power
Significant Numbers
Participation
Forms of Government
Mixed Bag
100

Which source of power is based on the strength of large groups of people working together?

Numbers

100

100

Total number of U.S Senators 

100

I help pick up litter around the school. What type of participant am I?

Personally Responsible

100

This form of government is ruled by a small group of people, often based on wealth or power.

Oligarchy

100

A plan to act

Intention

200

This source of power relies on the use of physical strength or force to make others act a certain way.

Physical Force

200

The total number of reps within the U.S House of Representatives

435

200

"I joined my town’s environmental group. Now I plan recycling initiatives with my group to improve our community’s waste management. Who am I?"

Participatory 

200

In this form of government, a single leader or small group has total control, and citizens have limited freedom

Authoritarianism 

200

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Experiences that influence perspectives are an example of

Deeper-Level Trait

300

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The national survey conducted every ten years to count the population, which is used to determine the number of electoral votes each state receives?

The Census 

300

270

The number of electoral votes a candidate must earn to win Presidency 

300

A community leader who isn't afraid to take the lead

Participatory

300

In this form of government, citizens elect leaders using an electoral system 

Representative Democracy

300

This term refers to actions or policies that benefit everyone in a society, not just a few individuals.

Common Good

400

This power influences how we think and behave based on society's unwritten rules.

Social Norms

400
23

23rd Amendment granted Washington D.C 3 electors. 

400

A plan to take action

Intention

400

In this form of government, citizens vote directly on laws and policies.

Direct Democracy

400

What type of power is gained by using creativity or inspiring new ways of thinking?

Ideas

500

This type of power comes from the ability to influence people's behaviors through rules and laws.

State Action
500

538

Total number of electors in the electoral college 

500

"I started a movement to change laws that allow unfair wages in my community. Who am I?"

Justice-Oriented

500

In U.S Presidential Elections, the total number of individual votes cast by citizens in an election.

Popular Vote

500

The electoral college system represents these two sources of power 

Numbers, State Action