Foundations of Government

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Supreme political authority rests with the people. People hold the sovereign power and government is conducted only by and with the consent of the people.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

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Exists where those held responsible to the will of the people. Government is not accountable for its policies, nor for how they are carried out.

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

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A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

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A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

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Powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments.

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

• Presidential Government

• Parliamentary Government

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The executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent of one another, and coequal.

• Presidential Government

• Parliamentary Government

• Unitary Government

• Federal Government

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The sovereign power is held by those eligible to vote, while the political power is exercised by and held responsible to those citizens.

• Republic

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

What system of government do we have in America?

• Democratic Republic

• Capitalistic Communism

• Capitalistic Republic

• Democratic Socialism

Which basic principle of federalism divides governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis?

• Division of Powers

• Division of Pizza

• Division of Puppies

• Division of IDK

A modern example of OLIGARCHY is...

• Russia

• China

• 'Merica

• Mexico