Forms of Government
Systems of Government
VOCAB SCHMOCAB
VOCAB SCHMOCAB ii
Forms of Government II
random stuff
100
Which form of government has a king or queen that is born into power?
monarchy
100
Which system of government does the national, or central government hold all the power?
Unitary
100
What word means a written plan of government or a rule book for government?
constitution
100
What word means to receive something when someone dies?
inherit
100
What question does forms of government ask about power?
WHO HAS THE POWER?
100
Adolf Hitler, Fidel Castro, Kim Jung Um and Saddam Hussein are all which kind of ruler?
Dictator
200
Which form of government is based on a specific religion?
theocracy
200
In which system of government is there a sharing or dividing of power between the national and state governments?
federal system
200
What is another name for a representative democracy?
republic
200
What word means a small group of persons that make decisions?
council
200
What do you call the form of government where only 1 (one) person has the power?
Autocracy
200
What word means the lack of authority or government which results in chaos or disorder?
anarchy
300
Which form of government is made up of a small group of powerful and wealthy elites that have the power?
Oligarchy
300
Which system of government gives the power to independent states or regions?
confederal
300
King Charles of England, son of Queen Elizabeth II is an example of which form of monarchy?
Constitutional Monarchy
300
What word means a group of religious leaders or pastors/priests/imams?
Clergy
300
Which autocratic form of government has a king or queen that has ALL or ABSOLUTE power?
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
300
What system of government does the United States have?
federal system
400
In this form of government, citizens rule directly by voting on all laws and issues
direct democracy
400
What question about power does systems of government answer?
How the power is divided or distributed between the national and state governments
400
What word means an organization or authority that makes the laws for the community, settles disputes, and provides for the defense of this community?
Government
400
What word means power or authority?
Sovereignty
400
Which type of monarchy has a king or queen that is limited by a constitution, is seen as a national symbol and has no real power?
constitutional monarchy
400
Which is the oldest known form of government?
monarchy
500
In this form of government, the people rule through elected representatives that make laws and decisions for them
Representative Democracy
500
Which system of government best balances local sovereignty with national unity?
Federal system
States keep their local sovereignty and the federal government maintains national unity.
500
King Louis XIV of France is an example of which form of government?
absolute monarchy
500
Name one example of a country that is a theocracy
Iran
Saudi Arabia
vatican city
yemen
500
This autocratic government is controlled by a single strong ruler that takes all power sometimes through violence
dictatorship
500
Which form of government does the United States have?
representative democracy(republic)