Purpose & Gov't Beginnings

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

• the king
• the people
• the legislature
• small group of powerful rulers

A form of government in which citizens choose representatives through free and fair elections to make decisions on their behalf.

• Representative Democracy
• Federalism
• Unitary System
• Direct Democracy

When citizens vote on every issue of concern. 

• Monarchy 
• Direct Democracy 
• Representative Democracy 
• Unitary 

Comes from the Greek words "demos" (meaning "people") and "kratos" (meaning "power")

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life. 

• Republic
• Totalitarian
• Theocracy
• Democracy

A Theocracy is when

• the people are ruled by a god or a higher power and usually has a holy book that guides the law.
• a military force has taken over and governs the people with a leader called a dictator.
• the people elect a rules to vote on laws.
• None of the above.

What is Dictatorship?

• A fallen country that was under complete rule
• Freedom
• A country under total control by a ruler that was obtained by force
• Socialism

When there is no government and no laws, this is known as what?

• Anarchy
• Government
• Absolute Monarchy
• Direct Democracy

Hope High School has chosen 2 students from 12th grade, 2 students from the 11th grade, and 2 students from the 10th grade to vote for a new Fortnite Gaming Lab. This would be an example of?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Economic system in which resources and means of production are owned and controlled by individuals rather than governments

• Socialism

• Command

• Autocratic

• Capitalism