Basic Governments

According to the RULE OF LAW who DOES NOT have to follow the laws?

• President

• Police Officers

• Tourists

• Nobody- Everyone has to follow laws

How many Branches of Government do we have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

A document that outlines the power and structure of a government is called a(n):

• Legislature

• Citizenship

• Constitution

• Limited Government

A government in which the people rule; they have rights and can vote

• Republic

• Democracy

• Legislature

• Constitution

Match the following types of governments

• Direct Democracy

• People elected their leaders

• Representative Democracy

• Where people get to vote on everything

• Anarchy

• People elect their local legislator, and the legislature elects the leader

• Dictatorship

• No leader, no government

• Parliamentary Democracy

• One person runs government and is above the law

In a ​ (a)   a king or queen rules a country

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatoship

• democracy

Match the following types of government

• government laws are based off of religious beliefs

• Democracy

• Rule by a small group

• Autocracy

• Citizens hold the power

• Theocracy

• one person has all of the power

• Oligarchy

A dictatorship and an absolute monarchy are examples of a/an​ (a)   government. A republic and a democracy are examples of a/an​ (b)   government.

• unlimited

• limited

Soviet Union Government: ​ (a)  

Current Russian Government: ​ (b)  

• Communism

• Federal Republic

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Totalriarian

Match the following type of government with the description.

• people elect representatives who will represent the citizens of the country

• Anarchy

• one individual holds complete political power, citizens have no influence

• Monarchy

• there is no government

• Oligarchy

• power is inherited by a king or queen

• Dictatorship

• small group of people make most government decisions for their benefit

• Democracy