Unit 8 review

The citizens in the U.S. choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government does the U.S. have?

• Direct Democracy

• United Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life through censorship and repression. 

• Totalitarian
• Theocracy
• Democracy

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic

In Saudi Arabia there is a King who inherited his position by birth and rules with complete control.

• Representative Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

In Sweden, there is a king who inherited his power through birth but there is also a Constitution which limits the power of the king.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution.  He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him.  What kind of government does this nation have?

• a monarchy
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship

The king or queen has complete or total power among his or her people.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy

The king or queen has power that is limited by a constitution and parliament.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy

 People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

• Anarchy
• Republic
• Dictator
• Monarchy

Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Monarchy