Types of Gov't 1.2 - The Basics of Democracy 1.4

"No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst for government, except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

• Winston Churchill
• John Locke
• John Adams
• George Washington

American democracy rest on this basic belief...

• Recognizing worth and dignity of every person.
• Equality for all persons and individual freedom.
• Majority rule, but keeping minority rights.
• All answers are correct!

An alliance of independent states...

• Confederation
• Federal Government
• Parliamentary
• Autocracy

The central government of the United States is called the 

• federal government
• executive branch
• constitution
• congress

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

• The United States
• the Supremacy Clause
• the Necessary and Proper Clause
• federalism

Where did the United States get it’s type of government from?

• Africa
• Greece
• Georgia
• Italy 

What are the two types of democracy? 

• žrepublican/democratic
• indirect/direct
• representative/democracy
• fair/unfair

What type of 'democracy' does the united states have?

• Direct
• Unfair
• Judicial
• Representative (indirect)

In a indirect democracy_____________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• a group of people (representatives) chosen by the people run the government.
• žonly males get to vote.

In a direct democracy_________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.
• žonly chosen representatives get to vote.
• žonly the Kings get to vote.
• žonly males get to vote.