Types and Systems of Government

How do people participate in a democracy?

• voting

• yelling at neighbors

• breaking the law

• doing nothing

What system of government is this describing?

one or no political parties, one or a few have power, leader inherits powr

• authoritarian

• democratic

• republic

• parliamentary

what system of government is this describing?

freedom of speech, consent of the people, rule of law

• democratic

• authoritarian

• theocratic

• autocratic

How are decisions made in a democratic government?

• majority vote

• president chooses

• dictator decides

• king or queen makes it

What type of democracy is being described?

people elect leaders, senators represent states, congressmen are elected by the people

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• totalitarian

What type of democracy is being described?

every person decides, town hall meetings, all laws are voted on by the people

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

Which is NOT descriptive of a Parliamentary System?

• Executive branch can get voted out by the Legislative at any time

• Parties have to come together to get a Majority

• Prime Minister must have government experience

• Prime Minister is voted on by the people

Saddam Hussein was the military leader of Iraq who used force to control his people. What type of government is that/

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarian

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

Kim Jong Un of North Korea controls everything his people sees on the internet. What type of government is this?

• Totalitarian

• Dictator

• Absolute Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Which type of government is based on the laws of a religion?

• Thoecracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Right Theory

• Dictatorship