End of the Year Civics Challenge!

A group of people who have the power to make and enforce the laws for a country.

• Government

• Limited Government

• Constitution

• Democracy

A system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized; this document also identifies the powers each branch of our branches of government.

• Tyranny
• Authoritarian
• Magna Carta
• Constitution

A government in which actions are limited by law

• Unlimited Government
• Empire
• Limited Government
• Declaration of Independence

The unjust use of power

• Tyranny
• Democracy
• Philadelphia
• Separation of Powers

A region that shares a common government. Hint: The U.S.A. has fifty of them.

• Empire
• Communism
• State
• Checks and Balances

This type of government is constantly trying to expand its territory with force. The Romans were probably the most famous in history.

• Democracy
• Empire
• Equator
• Senate

A government with no limits on actions

• Limited Government

• Constitution

• Democracy

• Unlimited Government

Form of government in which citizens hold political power; For the people by the people; The United States has this type of political system

• Communism
• Dictatorship
• Authoritarian
• Democracy

Form of government which is ruled by a King or Queen

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Republican
• Sweden

Government in which all power is held by a single person; also known as a dictatorship

• Authoritarian
• Democracy
• Senate
• Judicial Branch