Module 4-5 Government and Economics

When people themselves make decisions through majority rule in a democracy.

• Direct

• Representative

When power is concentrated in the hands of an individual, it is characteristic of an

• Authoritarian Government

• Democratic Government

Leader of Russia who created the Five Year Plan for the Soviet Union.

• Mao Zedong

• Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Communist Revolution in China. Also developed a Five Year Plan.

• Saddam Hussein

• Mao Zedong

Authoritarian leader in Iraq.

• Saddam Hussein

• Joseph Stalin

Totalitarian leader of North Korea.

• Kim Jong-un

• Mao Zedong

Written plan of government. Establishes its power, limits and purpose.

• Branches of Government

• Constitution

When citizens vote for people to make the decisions in government for them.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

In a Parliamentary System, citizens vote for the Prime Minister.

• True

• False

The branch of government that administrates public affairs, representing the country internationally and its head is the president.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial