Government F3 - page 105- page 110

Government is defined as

• Having two rooms or houses

• A person who stands for an election

• Two or more political parties working together

• The actions and decision making in ruling a country

Government is responsible for

• Making, refining, and enforcing the law

• The list of people eligible to vote

• Ruled by one person without legal authority

• All persons qualified to vote in an election

State two types of governments

• Local and regional government

• National and local government

• National and International government

• International and local government

Is government the most important political institution?

• Yes

• No

Is it difficult for Social institutions to continue to operate control mechanisms under government?

• Yes

• No

Who does Social Control need to be backed up by?

• The cabinet

• The law

• The legislative

• The parliament

State ways in which governments can be formed

• Through force

• Force, civil war, and colonisation by another country

• Civil war

• Colonisation by another country

Define democratic governments

• Those which are elected by their citizens through adult suffrage

• Have two rooms or houses of parliament

• Two or more political parties working together

• Any kind of vote

State the number of party system in the Commonwealth Caribbean

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Adult suffrage is defined as

• All adults have one vote in a general election

• The group of voters who elected a representative to the Legislature and are represented by him or her

• A self governing country which does not have full independence

• A set of laws