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Lesson 4 Government
Review for Lesson 4 on Comparing Forms of Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Form of government where there is a head (King, Queen, Emperor, Pharaoh, Chief) and a Parliament. | Constitutional Monarchy; also called Parliamentary Monarchy |
| Form of Government where there is a head (King, Queen, Emperor, Pharaoh, Chief)that makes all decisions. | Absolute Monarchy |
| Form of government where one person makes all the decisions and may use military force. | Dictatorship |
| Form of government that is led by religious leaders and the laws follow religious laws. | Theocracy |
| Form of government that only has one political party. | Single-party state |
| Form of government where every person has a say and vote in what happens in the country. | Direct Democracy |
| Form of government where all leaders are elected by the people to represent them, including the president. | Representative Democracy: also called a Presidential Democracy |
| System of government where the power is at the national level and regions do what the national level directs. | Unitary System (most nation-states) |
| System of government where power is divided between the national and regional levels. | Federal System (United States of America) |
| System of government where regions join for a common reason without giving up regional government. | Confederate System |
| An economic system where decisions of what is done follow what has always been done. | Traditional Economy |
| An economic system where all decisions of what is produced, sold, traded and costs is determined by the government. | Command Economy; also known as Socialism |
| An economic system where goods and services are provided by the people and profits are kept by the people. | Market Economy; also known as Capitalism, free enterprise |
| A direct Democracy is seen in most Northeastern United States in their ___________. | Town Hall Meetings |
| Three forms of Totalitarianism in the 20th century are: | Communism, Fascism, Nazism |
| Term for a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group. | coup d'etat |
| This is the time of the first Constitutional Monarchy in Great Britain. | Glorious Revolution |
| This was the event that led to totalitarian governments in the 1900's. | French Revolution |
| This is a political and social system that developed in the Middle Ages, nobles received protection for land. | Feudalism |