Government and Economic Review

One person has complete control in a country.

• Presidential Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Theocracy

A form of government in which one person inherits the throne and serves as head of state for life. The King/Queen has absolute power.

• Presidential Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Parliamentary

  Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

A form of government in which one person inherits the throne and serves as head of state for life, but it is ceremonial. There is a parliament and prime minister and the government is held to a constitution.

• Presidential Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Theocracy

The power to govern is determined by the people. Decisions are made by voting.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Autocracy

Citizens have a very limited role in government; one person has all the power.

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

This is a form of government where citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

System of government in which citizens directly elect the leader, who works separately from legislature.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Theeocracy

• Autocracy

Head of Government; this is a country’s top powerful official who manages the day-to-day activities of the government.

• Chief Executive

• Speaker of the House

• Senator

• Head of State

A leader who officially represents the nation during ceremonial events, but in reality holds very little political power.

• Chief Executive

• Head of State

• Speaker of the House

• Senator

_______ and _______are the most democratic countries in the SW Asia region.

• Iran and Iraq

• Syria and Kuwait

• Turkey and Israel

• Turkey and Iran