Forms of Government

____________ refers to a type of government in which individuals are elected to represent citizens in the legislative body.

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• A Republic

• Autocracy/Dictatorship

__________________ refers to a type of government in which individuals are ruled by a king or queen with hereditary claim. 

• hereditary claim.

• oligarchy

• anarchy

• monarchy

Which of these is most associated with a dictatorship/autocracy?

• The legislative process is slow.

•  Freedom of expression is valued.

• Government leaders have absolute power.

•   Elections for government offices are conducted fairly

All the citizens in a community take an equal role in local government by meeting to debate and vote on every law and political issue.   This form of government is best described as

• A direct democracy

• A presidential democracy

• A parliamentary democracy

•  A representative democracy

The purpose of the Magna Carta?

• to expand the powers of the monarchy

• to limit the power of the king

• declare war with France

• force the king to give up territory and properties.

Which city-state created the world’s first direct democracy?

• London

• Geneva

• Athens

• Paris

What were similarities between Roman and Christian values?

• 1. the power to think and understand stems from one's god or gods

• 1. community involvement is a personal choice

• 1. encouraged virtue and duty to one's community and the state

• 1. recognized a separation between the laws of the state and the laws of their religion

What does this mean -  “Government of laws, not of men.”

• 1. Laws depend on what political party you belong to

• 1. Laws are negotiable

• 1. No one is above the law

• 1. Men are more powerful than the law

Unlike the Greek's system of direct democracy, the Romans established a Republic, which allowed __________ to make decisions for the people.

• Aristocracy/Oligarchy

• All Citizens

• Representatives

• A Monarchy

Who was the leader that outlaw slavery as a means to repay their debt in Athens, Greece

• Cleisthenes

• Solon

• 1. Pericles

• Socrates