Governments

In this government the leader rules for life or until they chose to give it up

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

In my country, we elect the legislature and the legislature chooses our leader

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

My country is ruled by a group of people

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

In my country, we have very little say about who runs our country & the decisions that are made

• Democracy

• Republic

• Absolute Monarchy

• Theocracy

In a Democracy, citizens being able to vote means

• I don't have to vote if I don't want to

• very little will change

• I have the power in my country

• I get to decide on every new law

The leader in a Parliamentary Democracy is usually called

• President

• Parliament

• Prime Minister

• King

I live in a Republic. This means...

• The monarch has total power

• I have little say in the government

• I can be President

• I can vote

In an Oligarchy, citizens...

• Usually have very little say in government

• Always get to vote for their government

• I go to the Olive Garden

• choose not to participate in their government

I am going to...

• Rock the European government Social Studies test

• Fail the European government Social Studies test

• Do so-so on the government portion of the test

• Study more tonight for the Social Studies test

My country is bicameral and the head of government is the Chancellor.

• United Kingdom

• Russia

• Germany

• France