Types of Governments
A government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else.
What is a Dictatorship?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
What is Communism?
The entitlement and freedom of individuals to participate in the democratic process by casting their ballot in elections.
What is the right to vote?
True or False: Voting in elections is a right but not a responsibility.
What is false?
False – Voting is both a right and a responsibility because it allows citizens to influence government decisions.
A form of government where a single person, like a king or queen, holds supreme power, often for life, and their position is typically inherited.
What is a Monarchy?
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
What is Capitalism?
A proposed law or a proposal to change an existing law, presented to a legislature for debate and potential enactment.
What is a Bill?
True or False: In a democracy, citizens have the power to elect their leaders.
True – In a democracy, citizens elect leaders to represent them or vote directly on laws.
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
What is a democracy?
(DAILY DOUBLE)
An economic system where production, distribution, and prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand, with minimal government intervention, allowing for voluntary exchanges between buyers and sellers
What is a free market economy?
A formally organized association that seeks to influence public policy.
What are interest groups?
True or False: Paying taxes is an optional responsibility of citizens.
What is False?
False – Paying taxes is mandatory, as it funds government services like infrastructure, education, and defense.
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
What is a Theocracy?
One where customs, traditions, and beliefs determine how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed, often relying on subsistence farming, hunting, and gathering, with little to no use of currency or modern technology
What is a traditional economy?
What is a citizen?
True or False: A republic is a type of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
What is True?
True – A republic is a type of government where citizens elect representatives to govern for them.
A one-party state, all opposition parties are either outlawed or enjoy limited and controlled participation in elections.
What is a single party state?
One in which a centralized government controls the means of production and determines output levels
What is a Command Economy?
A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
What are taxes?
True or False: A theocracy is a government ruled by religious leaders.
What is True?
True – A theocracy is a government based on religious laws and led by religious authorities.