Types of Government

The most important powers are held by the central govt

• unitary system

• federal system

• confederal system

A loose union of sovereign, or independent states who form a central government to carry out only limited powers

• unitary system

• confederal system

• federal system

Government shares powers between national and state governments

• unitary system

• confederal system

• federal system

ALL eligible citizens vote directly on every decision to decide what to do

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• rule of law

Citizens choose a group of people to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• dictatorship

a government's power comes from the approval of the people it rules over

• majority rule

• rule of law

• consent of the governed

What type of democracy does the United States have?

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• monarchy

All people no matter how powerful they are, are treated equally, under the law

• rule of law

• consent of the governed

• limited government

Rule by one person, a king, queen, or emperor and they have great power that is inherited, usually through family

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• oligarchy

government ruled by religious leaders

• theocracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy