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Types of Government
SS150 Unit 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is government? | The person or group of people that make decisions for a country or state |
| what are the three basic types of government? | Democracies, dictatorships, and monarchies |
| what is a democracy? | a government of the people, governed for the people, by the people. People have more freedom in a democracy. |
| how does a democracy work? | the people get to decide who is in charge through elections. Citizens can run for public office. |
| what kind of elections are there? | citywide, statewide, and nationwide |
| representative democracy? | a type of government founded n the idea that citizens choose people to represent them in the government. |
| The United States is an example of what kind of government? | a representative democracy. |
| what is a direct democracy? | it is a type of government that allows all citizens the chance to participate in important decision making processes. |
| what is ancient Greece's government an example of? | a direct democracy. |
| what is a monarchy? | a king or queen rules the country for as long as they are alive |
| what is one of the oldest forms of government? | Monarchies |
| How is the next monarch decided? | it is usually inherited by the first born. |
| Do monarchs have absolute power? | In earlier days, the monarchs did have absolute powers. In modern days however, most monarchs are constitutional so they share power through a democracy. |
| Absolute monarchy | an absolute monarchy is when the monarch has absolute control. |
| Constitutional monarchy | a constitutional monarchy is when the monarch shares control with a parliament or a democracy. |
| what is a dictatorship? | a single individual has gained power through force and everyone must follow his policies. |
| How does a dictatorship work? | the ruler has absolute power over all branches of government and the military. The citizens have little to no voice, they must follow the policies of the dictator |
| Who is an example of a dictator? | Adolf Hitler |
| Benevolent dictatorship | when a dictator maintains his position as head of the country for the sake of the country instead of self interest. |
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