Systems of Government
What is a Federal system?
A system where power is shared equally between the central government and its' states.
What is a monarchy?
A form of government where power is held by a single person whose right to rule is based on being born into a royal family.
What economic system is the United States?
Capitalism
What does sovereign mean?
Having power, ie sovereign states have power over themselves.
What kind of government does the United States have?
Federal
What is a Confederal system?
A confederal system has a weaker central government but the states are strong and sovereign.
What is an autocracy?
An autocracy is a form of government where one person exercises all power.
What system is characterized by the government owning everything and citizens do not own private property/assets.
Communism
What is authoritarianism?
Government form where power is concentrated in the hands of one leader or a small group.
What kind of Government does North Korea have?
Unitary
What is a Unitary system?
A system where all the government power is held by the a single group/person. One main body.
What is a representative democracy?
People elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
What economic system is known for the government owning the majority of resources but still allows a small amount of private ownership?
Socialism
What is totalitarianism?
where the government has total control over every part of people’s lives
What ancient republic did the US look at for its constitution?
Ancient Rome
What system of government is the European Union
Confederal system.
What is an Oligarchy?
A small group of powerful and wealthy people run the government.
Which system is characterized by a free market, where innovation and entrepreneurship is encouraged, and citizens are allowed to own private property?
Capitalism
What is a Theocracy?
a form of government in which religious authorities rule in the name of a god or deity.
What kind of monarchy does Britain have?
Constitutional Monarchy.
Why did our founders choose to have a Federalism system of government for our country?
They chose this protect against any one group or person having all the power.
What is a direct democracy?
In a direct democracy, the power to govern is directly in the hands of the people rather than elected representatives.
In a system where the government owns most/all of the means of production are the citizens more or less innovative?
Citizens are Less innovative.
What is a Constitutional Republic?
When the elected government’s power is limited by a constitution.
What kind of economic system does China have?
Socialist