Governments *vocabulary*
Citizen A legal member of a country
The Way Governments Distribute Power Unitary Confederation Federal Insert a map of your country.
Unitary A form of government where laws and decisions are made by one central authority and passed down to state & local governments Examples: Parliament in the UK Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.
How the Unitary System works state state Central Authority state state
Confederation When independent countries/states agree to work together in time of need They limit some of their freedoms to compromise and work together Examples: European Union Confederate States of America during the Civil War Insert a picture illustrating a season in your country.
Confederation state state Central Authority state state
Federal Russia Examples: USA Germany A form of government where power is divided between one central and several regional authorities Examples: USA Germany Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country.
Federal Regional Regional Authority Authority Central Authority
How Gov’ts Determine Citizen Participation Autocracy/autocratic Oligarchy/oligarchic Democracy/democratic Add key points in the history of your country to the timeline.
Autocratic Gov’t Citizen Participation One person possesses unlimited power Citizen has little, if any, role in the gov’t Example: dictators Czar Nicholas II - Russia Adolf Hitler - Germany Fidel Castro - Cuba Insert a picture illustrating a custom or tradition here.
Oligarchic Gov’t Citizen Participation Gov’t by the few Sometimes a gov’t in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes Citizen has very limited role Insert a picture of the head leader of your country.
Democratic Gov’t Citizen Participation Gov’t where people (citizens) have the power Citizens participate in free elections to choose their gov’t representation BrainPop Insert a picture that illustrates some part of your country’s economy.
Two main forms of Democratic Gov’ts Parliamentary Presidential
Parliamentary Gov’t where executive power is held by members of legislature May have a president elected by the legislature. Led by Prime Minister Insert a picture of one of the points of interest for your country.
Presidential A system where the executive power (president) is independent of the legislature President doesn’t make laws, but can encourage legislature to create certain laws
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