Functions of Government

Imagine you're in a community where everyone gathers to make decisions and laws. And guess what? Everyone gets a vote! How cool is that?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Imagine you're a superhero in a world where governments have superpowers. Which system would have all the key powers concentrated in the hands of the central government?

• A confederate government where each state has its own superpower

• A federal government where power is shared between central and state governments

• A unitary government where the central government holds all the superpowers

• A parliamentary government where the prime minister is the most powerful superhero

• A system of government that one person has absolute power.

• A single ruler

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Confederate

Which type of government would have a king, queen, pharaoh, or emperor?

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

In which kind of government does a leader inherit power?

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• democracy

Imagine you're in a kingdom where the king or queen's power is not absolute, but is limited by a constitution and a parliament. What would you call this type of monarchy?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

The United States of America has a Direct Democracy.

• True

• False

Imagine you're a citizen in a country where you get to choose representatives through free and fair elections, and these representatives make decisions on your behalf. What form of government is this?

• Representative Democracy

• Federalism

• Unitary System

• Direct Democracy

Imagine you've landed in a world ruled by a dictator! What would you expect to see around you?

• Government controls most aspects of life.
  

• Religious beliefs are supported by the government.

• The government is considered a servant of ordinary citizens.

• Citizens can publicly speak out against their ruler's policy

Which type of government do the people have the most control?

• dictatorship
• monarcyh
• democracy