USG 1.2 Lesson

​Democracy

Political power rests with the people

• Government exists because of the consent of the governed (the people.)

• Can be direct or indirect.

  • Ancient Greece and Rome were direct democracies.

  • Only works in a simplified context; not practical

Republic

Representative Democracy

• ​Indirect democracy

• People are sovereign

• Elected representatives govern on behalf of the citizen

• USA​

• "...government of the people, by the people, and for the people." --Abraham Lincoln

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Multiple Choice

The United States has a __________ democracy.

• direct

• representative

Multiple Choice

In what type of government do all citizens vote on all issues?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Citizens are involved in decision making through their representatives, lobbying, and voting

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Multiple Choice

"...government of the people, by the people, and for the people."

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Dictatorships

Ruler(s) cannot be held accountable by the people

• Autocracy

  • One person holds all the power

  • Uncommon in the world today

  • Kim Jong-un in North Korea​

• ​Oligarchy

  • Ruled by a small group of self-appointed elites​

  • More common today

  • Outward appearance of being democratic

Theocracy

Based on religious law

• Uncommon today but not historically

• Iran is a modern-day example

  • 1979 Islamic revolution

  • Supreme Leader has final say

  • Follow Sharia Law

Multiple Choice

Small group of people are in charge, limited freedom and right.

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

a system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

Which answer most likely explains why some dictatorships adopt features of democratic governments－for example, popular elections and elected legislative bodies?

• to exercise power and promote solidarity

• to gain practice with democratic principles

• to showcase aspiring political candidates

• to appease their people and other nations

Geographic Distribution of Power

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• Unitary governments (uni- means one) are centralized governments

  • ​"Local" government are extensions of the national government.

  • Great Britain has a unitary government

    • Not the same as a dictatorship

    • Still democratic

• Federal governments split the power between the national and local governments

  • Division of power

  • United States

  • Both the national and state governments are accountable to the people

  • Mexico, Australlia, Canada, Germany, India

Multiple Choice

The division of powers refers to

• Splitting up the roles of government into legislature, judiciary and executive

• Splitting up the what the government is responsible for between the federal and state governments

• How power is split between the House of Representative and the Senate

• The fact that police cannot do whatever they want with a crime suspect

Multiple Choice

A centralized government where all powers are held by a single, central agency.

• Presidential

• Confederation

• federal

• unitary

Multiple Choice

A government in which the powers are divided between a central and local government.

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

• Presidential

Confederation

• Alliance of independent states

• Based on cooperation

• Each state is sovereign

• European Union (1993); Confederate States of America (1861)

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Multiple Choice

Which of these statements supports the argument that the structure of a government is important?

• People argue about government structures

• Governments can be classified by basic features

• Governments are the product of human needs

• No two governments are exactly alike

Multiple Choice

A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal.

• Presidential Government

• Parliamentary Government

• Unitary Government

• Federal Government

Multiple Choice

A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and of that official's cabinet.

• Parliamentary Government

• Federal Government

• Presidential Government

• Unitary Government