Types of Government

_____________________________ is a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.

• Government

• Judicial

• Constitution

• Regional

Governments are responsible for:

• Providing services

• Building roads and schools

• Collecting taxes

• Making and enforcing laws

• All of the above

In this type of government, there is people's individual rights and freedoms are protected by laws. The leaders have to follow the laws.

• unlimited government

• limited government

In this type of government the rulers can do as they please. Often citizen's basic rights are not protected. The government may censor what citizens can access.

• unlimited government

• limited government

A ___________________ is where the ruler claims to be ruling based on religious ideas

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

In a _______________ citizens elect officials to make decisions

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

A King/Queen has total control in ________________________.

• an absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

This term means power is passed on through the family.

• vizier

• anarchy

• inherit

• bureaucracy

In this type of government, everyone votes on every issue.

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

In this form of government the King or Queen has limited power and usually there is an elected Parliament

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy