Types of government for students

What does a Government do?

• Organizes People, Makes Laws, and Protects Peoples Rights

• Organized Farm times, Makes Products, and Protects people's Property

• Allows Anarchy, Gets rid of Laws, Takes peoples Rights

• Rules the people with an iron fist not allowing them any freedoms.

Who has the power in a Democracy

• The Rich

• The Poor

• Only men

• Everyone

What is a Direct Democracy and who has the power? 

• A type of government where everyone has a vote and the group must obey the majority decision.

• A type of government where people are elected to represent others and make decisions for them.

• A type of government where one person makes all the decisions for everyone.

True or False: Direct Democracies work better in small groups rather than large groups.

• True

• False

What is an Indirect Democracy? 

• A type of government where everyone makes all of the decisions for the whole group.

• A type of government where one person makes all of the decisions for everyone in the group.

• A type of government where people elect others to represent them and make decisions on behalf of the group.

I what type of group would an Indirect Democracy work better in?

• A small group of people

• A large group of people

• Within a family group.

What is an Autocracy

• A single ruler with all the power

• All people having power

• A small group of people with all the power

• A system with no rules or laws where no one is the ruler

How are rules chosen in a Monarchy?

• By Vote

• Hereditary Lines (family)

• By who has the money to rule

• Earned Respect of the people in power.

What is an absolute Monarchy?

• A type of government where the King or Queen's powers are limited by a constitution.

• A type of government where the King or Queen has no power and is just for show.

• A type of government wehre the King or Queen have all of the power and make all of the decisions.

What is a Constitutional Monarchy?

• A type of government where the King or Queen's power is limited by a constitution.

• A type of government where the King or Queen's power does not have a limit and they can do what they want.

•  A type of governemnt where the King or Queen have no power at all.