Lesson 1.2. Different Systems of Government

What is an authoritarian government?

• A government where citizens have full political freedoms and rights.
• A system where power is shared equally among all citizens.
• A system where power is concentrated in a leader or elite, with limited political freedoms and no accountability to the public.

• A democratic government with regular elections and accountability to the public.

A government in which power is held by a single person or a group of individuals with no accountability to the people is called an

• autocracy
• theocracy
• oligarchy
• democracy

A___________ is a person who claims their power and right to rule was given by God. Their title is hereditary.

In a dictatorship, a person or a group gain power by

• election by popular vote
• inheritance from a previous leader
• appointment by a council
• force or coercion

A dictatorship in which all aspects of people's lives are controlled is called

All of the above mentioned systems of government are

• democratic systems.

• undemocratic systems.

What is a democracy?

• A form of government where citizens have no voting rights.

• A type of economy focused on free markets.

• A system of government where the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation.

• A system of government where a single ruler makes all decisions.

The first direct democracy was established 2, 500 years ago in

• Moscow, Russia

• Washington DC, USA

• Carthage, Tunisia
• Athens, Greece

A direct democracy is

• A form of government where citizens have no say in laws or policies.
• A system of government where citizens vote on laws and policies directly.
• A system where laws are made by a single ruler without public input.
• A government where representatives make decisions on behalf of citizens.

A representative democracy is

• A system of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
• A government led by a single ruler without citizen input.
• A system where citizens vote directly on laws and policies.
• A form of government where decisions are made by a council of elders.