form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

a form of government in which authority over the people is held religious leaders who represent divine power and retain authority through religious beliefs

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

a government in which the people vote for (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make the rules and laws for everyone

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

Fundamental

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• core

involved in the function of implementing and enforcing laws

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• core

involved in the function of interpreting laws and applying justice

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• core

involved in the function of making laws

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• core

a government count of the population

• election

• civic duty

• census

• checks and balances

a system in government that gives each branch or part of government powers to restrain the powers of other branches of government

• election

• civic duty

• census

• checks and balances

responsibilities of citizenship

• election

• civic duty

• census

• checks and balances