A state or nation in which power is held by a king, queen, or emperor and passed down through a family (Example JORDAN)

system that is led by representatives of the people who were chosen as a member of a political party - remains in power as long as the political party is in power

system of government led by representatives of the voters, each is chosen for a set period

system of government in which priests or religious leaders rule in the name of God or a god and act as direct agents of a deity

situation where there is no government -sometimes happens after a civil war

type of goverment controlled by a small group of people or elite group of people with their own interest in mind

type of government elected by the people, everyone eligible to vote. Everyone has a chance to say who runs the country.

Government where one person is in charge

Government led by a king or queen

The person in charge often seizes power by force

Citizens often have no rights in this form of government.

Nobody is in charge

Type of democracy where citizens elect others to serve in the government

Type of government where rulers often inherit their power from a parent

Government where a small group rules the country

People do not answer to any leader or government.

Religious law and religious leaders are the government's authority

Democracy where all citizens participate in lawmaking themselves.

The group with power is based on social class, wealth and education.

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.) is in power. Usually runs in the family (example: power transfers from father to son).

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them

A government ruled by a small group of people

Rule by a religious leader or religious principles

Nobody is in control

There is one person in power

Citizens are directly voting/participating in the government everyday

Iraq has one leader who has not been elected.

India has a government where there are elections. All eligible voters have a right to pick their leader.

Iran has a government where their law code is based on a religious organization.

Great Britain has a Queen that is picked based on hereditary rule.

Pakistan's government is ran by a group of wealthy leaders.

Political authority is given by the people.

Can be classified as Direct or Indirect

North Korea is an example of this form of government.

In an Autocracy, the citizens have_______________ power.

In a Democracy, the citizens have ____________ power.

North Korea is an example of a democracy.

The President is not elected by the people.

What type of government lets people vote?

This type of government takes away basic rights and freedoms.

T/ F- A democratic government protects people and their freedoms.

In this type of government, people can't criticize the government.

Political violence would most likely be seen in this type of government.

Executive and Legislative branch are both part of Parliament. (Executive and Legislative branch combined.)

Citizens are guaranteed many rights and freedoms

Citizens vote to elect the leader directly.

The leader of the executive branch is the chief executive of government

There are checks and balances between the 3 branches.

All 3 branches of government are separate

All 3 branches of government answer to the legislature.

The legislative branch typically called congress is separate from the executive branch

The chief executive is also the head of state

This style of government gets its name from the legislative branch which is at the center of this style of democracy.

This style of government gets its name from the head of the executive branch which is viewed as the center of this style of democracy.

The leaders of Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies have similar and somewhat equal powers.

The leader of the government is typically called the president

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

In this type of government, the 3 branches of government are separated by checks and balances.

In a presidential democracy

In Brazil, the people vote for a head of government every 6 years. At this time, they also choose their lawmakers (legislative branch)

In Australia, Cirizens elect lawmakers every 3 years. These lawmakers then choose the head of the winning political party to become Prime Minister.

In Denmark, Citizens elect Lawmakers every 4 years. The lawmakers then has rules to choose the Head of the Government. They also have a queen, but she is ceremonial and does not hold a lot of power.

In North Korea, they have one ruler. The people have no say over who their rulers are and cannot vote. The people have no personal rights.

In Argentina, the people elect a Head of Government every 4 years. They also get to vote for their lawmakers.

In a parliamentary democracy

In a presidential democracy

All 3 branches of government are separate