Political Systems

A set of laws that define and often limit a government's power

• Constitution
• Empire
• State
• Government

In a representative democracy, citizens elect representatives who create

• a monarchy
• the culture's language
• laws
• new technology

Democracy is a word with Greek origins.  It really means...

• presidential power
• people power

If USA citizens do not like the job an elected representative is doing, what can they do to show that they have the ultimate power?

• not vote for that person in an election
• re-elect that person

Which is not an example of authoritarian government?

• United Kingdom
• Cuba
• North Korea
• China

A king or a queen is also known as a...

• president
• tyrant
• monarch
• oligarch

In which type of democracy do citizens elect leaders to represent their interests?

• direct democracy
• representative democracy

In a democracy, who holds the political power?

• government leaders
• citizens
• landowners
• school superintendents

Which type of government allows citizens to have a say in the government?

• autocracy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• confederacy

Chose the correct type of government for the following:
All citizens participate in government by voting on everything.  They can even create public policy.

• Representative Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• Anarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy