US Government Unit 1

What is a unitary system of government?

• All the power is with one unit.

• Power is shared between the national and regional governments.

• Power is held by the regional units.

• Nobody is in charge.

What did the English Bill of Rights do?

• Gave the power to take arms from bears to English men.

• Protects Englishmen from having to join the army.

• Creates a Constitutional Monarchy in England.

• Gave unlimited power to the English monarchs.

Define Republic.

• Every citizen has a vote, and votes for the day to day business of government.

• A small group has all the power.

• Citizens have no say, only one person in power.

• Citizens vote for representatives that make the day to day decisions.

Define Representative Democracy.

• Citizens vote on the day to day business of government.

• Only a small group has power.

• Citizens vote for people that make the day to day decisions.

• Only one person has power.

Define Direct Democracy.

• Citizens vote for people to make the day to day decisions.

• Citizens vote on the day to day decisions of government.

• Only a small group has power.

• Citizens cannot vote.

Define the Parliamentary System of Government.

• The Chief Executive comes from the Legislative Branch.

• The Chief Executive has unlimited powers.

• There is no Chief Executive.

• The Chief Executive is in a different branch.

What is Montesquieu famous for creating?

• Monarchies.

• Separation of Powers.

• Federalism.

• Unitary Systems.

Define autocracy.

• One person has all the power.

• A small group of people have all the power.

• The people have power.

• Nobody has power.

Define oligarchy.

• Nobody has power.

• The people have power.

• A small group has power.

• One person has all the power.

Define democracy.

• Nobody has power.

• The people have power.

• One person has power.

• A small group has power.