Forms and Systems of Government

Create a mind map outlining government systems. Be sure to include at least two subtypes for each system.

Define the following forms of democracy:

Participatory democracy

Pluralist democracy

Elite democracy

What is the difference between a direct and indirect democracy? Which system is more viable and why? Word Bank: viable, plausible, practical, ideal unviable, unrealistic, ineffectual, unsustainable

Form of rule in which one person or a small group of people holds unlimited power over government

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

System of government that divides power between a national government and smaller regional levels of government

• federal system

• republic

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

System of government in which power rests in a single, national government

• direct democracy

• federal system

• unitary system

• presidential system

A democratic government distinguished by having a president elected by the people for a limited term in office

• parliamentary system

• presidential system

• federal system

• unitary system

Government that tightly controls all aspects of life—political, social, and economic

• theocracy

• confederal system

• totalitarian government

• direct democracy

Which form of government is characterized by the rule of the people, either directly or through elected representatives?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

In a parliamentary system, who is typically the head of government?

• President

• Prime Minister

• King

• Governor