Final Exam: Classifying Forms of Government

Question 1

What are the three ways that a form of government can be classified

Answer 1

• Participation
• Geographic (How/ Where is power distributed)
• What is the Relationship(Between the Legislative and Executive branches)

Question 2

What are the 6 types of participation in government

Answer 2

• Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Constituent

Question 3

What is a Democracy?

Answer 3

Government system where the people have the freedom to participate

Question 4

What is a Direct Democracy?

Answer 4

Government system where the citizens themselves make the public policies

Question 5

What is a Representative Democracy?

Answer 5

Government system where citizens elect a smaller group of people to make policies for them- 535 people in this group in the U.S

Question 6

What is a Constituent?

Answer 6

The people that the elected official represents (aka: the voters)

Question 7

What is a Dictatorship?

Answer 7

Government system where the citizens are not allowed to participate

Question 8

What is an Autocracy?

Answer 8

Government system where the ruler rules by themself (ex: Hitler, Mussolini, etc.)

Question 9

What is an Oligarchy?

Answer 9

Government system where the government is ruled by a small group of people

Question 10

What are the 3 types of geographic governments in government

Answer 10

• Unitary
• Confederate
• Federal

Question 11

Describe a unitary government

Answer 11

One central government that controls all of the country

Question 12

What is an example of a parliamentary government

Answer 12

Britain

Question 13

Describe a confederate government

Answer 13

All independent states with no central government (ALL of them fail, no current day examples)

Question 14

Describe a Federal government

Answer 14

Have both Unitary and confederate government

Question 15

What is an example of a Federal government

Answer 15

U.S

Question 16

What are the 2 types of relationships when classifying governments

Answer 16

• Presidential Relationship
• Parliamentary Relationship

Question 17

What is a Presidential relationship

Answer 17

The citizens vote for both legislative and chief executive

Question 18

What is a Parliamentary Relationship

Answer 18

The citizens vote for legislative (parliament) and the chief executive is elected by the executive branch

Question 19

How is the U.S’ classifications?

Answer 19

A federal democracy with a presidential relationship