What is Dictatorship 

• A small group of people that holds complete power of the country 
• An individual holds complete political power.
• A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is not shared with citizens.
• All political power and control of the economy is held by the government which is controlled by the communist party

What is Government

• There are 200 countries in the world and they all have some type of government. They differ mainly over how much power the people have.
• An individual holds complete political power.
• The government is run by clergy which are religious leaders.
• An organization set up to make and enforce rules for a group of people.

What is a Representative Democracy (a.k.a.Republic)

• A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is not shared with citizens.
• The citizens hold power and rule through elected representatives.
• A political system based on fierce nationalism and a strong government.
• An organization set up to make and enforce rules for a group of people.

Who holds the power in a direct democracy?

• elected representatives
• eligible citizens
• the president
• judges 

The citizens in the U.S. choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government does the U.S. have?

• Direct Democracy
• United Democracy
• Republic Democracy
• Representative Democracy

No government at all is called:

• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Anarchy

What type of government does United States has

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy

Citizen’s greatest responsibility in a democracy is to vote

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy

Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.

• Anarchy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

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 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship
• Totalitarian
• Monarchy
• Liberty