Civics 1 Practice

What is "Government"

• life before organized civilization

• organization that makes and enforces laws

• Economic concept based on trade and GDP

a government which cannot interfere with basic civil rights.

What is the "State of Nature"

• Life and government before civilization

• Unlimited goverment

• Cato's Letters

___________Rule – when power is held by the people.

What is Direct Democracy

• One ruler with all the power

• when a representative is elected by the people to make decisions for them. (aka A Republic)

• when people vote and decide directly.

What is a Representative Democracy?

• when people vote and decide directly.

• when a representative is elected by the people to make decisions for them. (aka A Republic)

• A rule by a group of people

• A rule of King or Queen

__________rule – when the power is vested in one person instead of the people.

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Anarchy

• Communist

Check all of the following types of Autocratic forms of government

• Monarchy

• Democratic

• Dictator

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

What is an Absolute Monarchy?

• Group elected by the citizens

• A group of people with power

• King or Queen has total power (like a dictator.)

• King or Queen is LIMITED by a Constitution which gives the people power like a democracy.

What is a Constitutional Monarchy

• King or Queen is LIMITED by a Constitution which gives the people power like a democracy.

• King or Queen has total power (like a dictator.)

• Group ruled by the church

• Group ruled by a single ruler with total control