Unit 2 Flashcards 6th grade

What is a Democracy?

• Freedom- Power to the people

• Government controls all property and wealth of the citizens

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• The people elect (vote) other people to represent in the government

What is an Oligarchy?

• Freedom- Power to the people

• Government controls all property and wealth of the citizens

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• A few people rule the country

What is Communism?

• Freedom- Power to the people

• Government controls all property and wealth of the citizens

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• A few people rule the country

What is totalitarianism?

• Freedom- Power to the people

• Government controls all property and wealth of the citizens

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• A few people rule the country

What is a Monarchy?

• The people elect (vote) other people to represent in the government

• King or Queen leads the country

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• A few people rule the country

What is a Republic?

• The people elect (vote) other people to represent in the government

• King or Queen leads the country

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• Government owns large companies and spread the wealth evenly, but with higher taxes and less choices

What is Socialism?

• The people elect (vote) other people to represent in the government

• King or Queen leads the country

• Goverment has total power over the lives of its citizens

• Government owns large companies and spread the wealth evenly, but with higher taxes and less choices

When a country takes control of another country's land

• Colonialism

• Conquering

• Immigration

• Migration

What is a Command Economy?

• The government controls all production and distribution of goods and services

• Freedom & consumer & producers, with no government interference

• Both private and government entities share control of owning, making, selling and exchanging of goods

• subsistence rural farming for only the family and the village

What is a Market Economy?

• The government controls all production and distribution of goods and services

• Freedom & consumer & producers, with no government interference

• Both private and government entities share control of owning, making, selling and exchanging of goods

• subsistence rural farming for only the family and the village