Intro to Government

The relationship between the Executive and legislative branches in this democracy are linked and function as one; citizens vote for members of the legislative branch and those members choose/vote for a leader/Prime minister

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Dictator Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

This theory of government says the "state" was created by God and God gave those of royal birth the right to rule the masses is known as the...

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

The people of a "state" are the

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

The land with known and recognized boundaries within a state is known as it's

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

Having supreme & absolute power within a "states" own territory & deciding its own foreign policies; not responsible to any other country is known as

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Populaiton

• Government

The agency through which the "state" applies its ideas, organizes, & works to accomplish goals

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

This theory of government says the "state" rose out of the people; exists only to serve the will of the people; the people hold the power and have the right to change the "state" if it does not do its duty.

• Divine Right Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

How are an autocracy and oligarchy similar?

• They are both dictatorships; the rule is with one person or a small elite group of people

• Both ALWAYS have a presidential democracy

• They are both democratic governments; people hold the power

• They are NOT similar in any way

Who holds the power in a democracy?

• A single and absolute ruler

• The people/citizens

• No one; in a democracy there is no government

• a small group of the elite wealthy

In this form of government the geographic distribution of the power is held by the individual states. These individual states form an alliance and create a central government for the sole purposes of defense and trade

• Confederation

• Unitary government

• Democratic government

• Federal Government