Forms of Government
What is a Republic?
A commonwealth; a state in which the exercise of sovereign power is lodged in representatives elected by the people. In modern usage, it differs from a democracy or democratic state, in which the people exercise the powers of sovereignty in person.
What form of government does Cuba have?
Dictatorship (Socialist)
What is the Federal system?
Power is shared by a powerful central government and states or provinces that are given considerable self-rule, usually through their own legislatures.
The United States is under a democratic government.
True
-nation is ruled by one political party. Government is in power through force and dominance.
What is Totalitarian?
What is a Democracy?
A form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation.
What form of government does the UK have?
Constitutional Monarchy
What country is an example of a Federal system?
Examples: The United States, Australia, the Federal Republic of Germany.
Men or Women can rule in countries that have monarchies.
True (Kings and Queens)
-system by which a nation is ruled by a king or queen. Power is passed down through the ruling family.
What is a Monarchy?
Government that is ruled by a single person, usually following a bloodline.
What form of government does the US have?
Constitutional Republic
What is a Unitary system?
One central government controls weaker states. Power is not shared between states, counties, or provinces.
Italy has the only known functioning monarch to date.
False
-ruled by the educated and wealthy class of the population.
What is Aristocracy?
What is an Oligarchy?
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in a few hands.
What form of government does Mexico have?
Federal Republic
What country is an example of a Unitary system?
China, United Kingdom
Though not used often, this chaotic form of government (anarchy) is proven to work best of all forms.
False
-a chaotic situation in which there is no government...which means no stability.
What is Theocracy?
Government of a state by the immediate direction of God.
What form of government does Switzerland have?
Direct Democracy/Federal Republic
What is a Confederal System?
Weak or loose organization of states agrees to follow a powerful central government. Nations can choose to follow or not follow the lead of the weak central government.
China is an example of a Dictatorship
True
-system under which a single, unelected leader uses force to maintain control. In this form, little attention is given to personal freedoms and public opinion.
What is Dictatorship?