Chapter 2 - Types of Government - Civics in Practice

What is a Confederation?

• a Gov't run by rich people

• a gov't in which the people rule

• a gov't that has representatives

• a loose association of states

What is a Democracy?

• a loose association of states

• a gov't in which one party holds power and strives to make things equal

• a gov't by the people

• a gov't that has a few leaders

What is a Federal system of Government?

• a gov't that shares power between the Federal and State Government

• a gov't where the states have more power than the federal gov't

• a system where all rules, laws, and policies come from the Central Gov't

• a gov't that is run by military leaders

What is Capitalism?

• a system that has states hold most of the power

• a system of gov't where the state or people own business collectively

• an economic system where private citizens can own businesses

• a business model to make an individual business or corporation successful

What is a Republic?

• a gov't that chooses equality, liberty, and justice

• a gov't that chooses representatives for its citizens

• a gov't run by rich, powerful families

• a gov't ruled by highly intelligent scientists and intellectuals

What is a Junta?

• a gov't controlled by an elected leader

• a gov't controlled by religious leaders

• a gov't controlled by one person

• a gov't controlled by a few military leaders

What is a Theocracy?

• a gov't controlled by a few military leaders

• a gov't controlled by a democratically chosen leader

• a gov't of religious leaders

• a gov't controlled by rich, powerful families

What is Socialism?

• Economic and political gov't type where society owns business and the members have an equal share

• Economic system where private citizens can own businesses

• A gov't that is controlled by religious leaders

• A gov't where the people directly rule, usually works in a small group

What is a Direct Democracy?

• a gov't that is controlled by military leaders

• a gov't that the people choose their representatives

• a gov't that the citizens directly make the choices, works best in a small group

• a gov't that chooses its representatives

What is a Constitutional Monarchy?

• a gov't with a king or queen

• a gov't with a group of butterflies in control

• a gov't with a king or queen, but has limits placed on the monarch's power

• a gov't by religious leaders