US Democracy and Comparative Government

A type of nation where elections are free and fair and basic civil liberties are honored, but it may have issues. Especially when there is low level of political participation.

• democracy

• flawed democracy
• totalitarian state
• authoritarian regime

A type of nation where civil liberties and political freedoms are reinforced. There are checks and balances to the government and high levels of political participation.

• Anarchy
• full democracy

• Dictatorship
• Republic

A type of government where there is electoral fraud, issues with corruption, issues with the functioning of government, and low levels of political participation.

• Anarchy
• hybrid regime

• Totalitarian regime
• Democracy

A system of government where there is representation, stability, rule of law, protection of political minority rights, and citizen participation

• Democracy

• Anarchy
• Monarchy
• Republic

A system of government where the people collectively vote on laws and on matters pertaining to the state.

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

In an election, if an individual is allowed to vote unhindered and without issues then the election is a

• free and fair election
• rigged and unfair election
• representative election

• bribery and corruption election

What makes a representative democracy different from a Republic is

• the way that people would vote for the party members

• the color of the flag and the size of the military
• the number of political parties and the length of the presidential term
• the way leaders are elected and the role of the citizens in decision-making and fundamental rights

When someone says that a nation does NOT have a two tiered justice system they are essentially saying that nation upholds

• discrimination before the law
• equality before the law

• rule of law

• favoritism before the law

In Democratic nations, in order that no one section of that government is more powerful than the other, most constitutions have a system of

• checks and balances
• dictatorship and control
• centralized power
• separation and unity

It is essential in a Democracy that if a candidate loses an election that they must allow for a

• legal approach to the election

• peaceful transition of power
• refusal to concede defeat
• violent overthrow of the government