Principles of Govt. SSCG1

God & religious law are the government's authority

• Theocracy

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

North Korea is an example of a ___________ because one person has all the power.

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

There are ______ types of democracy.

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 13

What is it called when citizens are able to vote for representatives to vote for them.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

• Federal

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.

• rights and power / protection
• food and shelter / weapons
• security and protection / freedom
• money / goods and services

Social contract is an agreement between

• people and the government

• kids and their parents

• people and other countries

• None of the above

A concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law.

• Law of the Governed
• Rule of Law
• Personal Responsibility
• Self-Government

A small group rules the country

• Oligarchy

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

How does a dictatorship MOST differ from a democracy?

• In a democracy, citizens share in governing & being governed

• In a dictatorship, individuals have the final say

• In a democracy, no limits are placed on individual freedoms & rights

• In a dictatorship, power is restricted

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• An absolute monarchy
• All of these