Unit 1.3 | Basic Government Terms

A ____________ is a system by which countries make laws to provide services, organize people, and maintain order.

• government
• parliamentary
• presidential
• autocratic

A(n) ____________ is a system of government in which people elect representatives to serve them in government. They also have written rights and freedoms.

• Democracy

• Coalition

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

A(n) _______________ is a government in which citizens have no voting power. Instead one ruler, king, queen, or dictator makes all the decisions.

• Autocracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Oligarchic Monarchy

A ruler or representative that has gained power through hereditary (family) line. Typically has little power today.

• President

• Prime Minister

• Monarch

• Chancellor

The top official in the executive branch of a democracy. Such as a president, prime minister, or chancellor.

• Chief Executive

• Governor General

• Head of State

• Monarch

Groups of politicians that share the same beliefs or ideals as to how government should be run. They often have large impact on how citizens vote in elections.

• Political Parties

• Prime Ministers

• Chief Executives

• Monarchs

To be voted in by citizens to serve in government.

• Voting

• Appointed

• Democracy

• Elected

To be chosen by another government official to serve some sort of role.

• Compulsory Voting

• Autocracy

• Appointed

• Elected

A country in which one political party has complete control of the government.

• One-party state

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

Which type of democracy do the following traits describe?

• The citizens only vote for representatives from the legislature known as Parliament.
• The majority political party Members of Parliament appoint the executive leader, typically known as the Prime Minister.
• The Prime Minister serves only as long as the Members of Parliament have faith in their leadership.

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Autocracy

• Religious monarchy