front 1 Democracy | back 1 Citizens hold the political power. |
front 2 Representative Democracy | back 2 Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests. |
front 3 Direct Democracy | back 3 No representatives. Citizens are directly involved in the work of governing. |
front 4 Dictatorship | back 4 A ruler with absolute power over the citizens. Often rules through force. |
front 5 Monarchy | back 5 Government in which a king or queen rules the country. Reign is passed down through the royal family. |
front 6 Constitutional Monarchy | back 6 King or queen shares power with a popularly elected parliamentary government. |
front 7 Theocracy | back 7 Authority over the people is held by religious leaders who represent divine power and retain authority through religious beliefs. Theocracies are almost always combined with some other form of government (dictatorship, monarchy, democracy). |
front 8 True or False: A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy. | back 8 True. In some countries monarch is part of a democracy; in other countries the monarch has complete control. |
front 9 True or False: A dictatorship can also be a democracy. | back 9 False. You can't have a democracy if citizens have no control (which they do not in a dictatorship). |
front 10 True or False: Theocracy can co-exist with a monarchy. | back 10 True. Some countries, like Saudi Arabia, have a monarch and the country is ruled by religious law. |
front 11 True or False: Theocracy can co-exist with democracy. | back 11 True. Some countries, like Iran, are ruled by religious law, but the citizens vote for government leaders. |
front 12 One person is in charge. What kind of government is it? | back 12 Dictatorship |
front 13 Citizens often have no rights. What kind of government is it? | back 13 Dictatorship |
front 14 Led by a queen or king. What kind of government is it? | back 14 Monarchy |
front 15 Leader often shares power with other parts of government. What kind of government is it? | back 15 Monarchy |
front 16 Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government. What kind of government is it? | back 16 Representative Democracy |
front 17 Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves. What kind of government is it? | back 17 Direct Democracy |
front 18 God and religious law are the government's authority. What kind of government is it? | back 18 Theocracy |
front 19 One person leads a country and controls the government. He says citizens can vote for candidates, but he chooses who the candidates are. What kind of government is it? | back 19 Dictatorship |
front 20 A country is led by a president who is elected by the citizens every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in a legislature. What kind of government is it? | back 20 Democracy or Representative Democracy. |
front 21 A country is led by a king. The basic laws of the country state that the country's constitution is based on a holy book and other religious traditions. What two kinds of governments would this be? | back 21 Monarchy and Theocracy |
front 22 A country is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. The rule of law in the country is based on religious beliefs. What two kinds of governments would this be? | back 22 Democracy and Theocracy |