1. G o ve rnme nt
a nd G o ve rnme nt
S ys te m s

2. g o ve rnm
e nt
th e s ys te m b y
w h ic h a
c o m m u n it y,
s t a t e , o r n a t io n is
c o n t r o lle d o r
r u le d

3. C o m m u n is m
a political system in which all property is
publicly owned and each person works and
is paid according to his or her
abilities and needs

4. mona rc h
y
a form of government
ruled by a king or a
queen

5. a b s o lu t e
mona rc h
y
a monarchy that is not
limited to or restrained
by laws or a constitution

6. c o n s t it u t io
na l
mona rc hy
a monarchy governed
according to a constitution
that limits or defines the
power of the
king or queen

7. r e p u b lic
a form of government where supreme power rests with
the citizens through their ability to vote

8. a r lia m e n t a r y
d e m o c r a t ic )
a system of government that has the real power vested
in a cabinet whose members are made up of the
legislature,
may have a prime minister (United Kingdom and
Canada)

9. p r e s id e n t ia
( d e mo c ra ti
a system of government in which the president is
constitutionally independent of the legislature (Mexico
and Brazil)

10. a u t o c r a t ic
g o ve rnme nt
( a u to c r a c y)
most d i c t a t o r s maintain their positions via
inheritance or military power, the c i t i z e n has
l i t t l e , if any r o l e in the government and those
who try to speak out against the government are
silenced through the use of power

11. o lig a r c h y
g o ve rnme nt
( o lig a r c h ic )
a s m a l l g r o u p exercises control, the c i t i z e n
has a very l i m i t e d role in the government, most
Communist
countries are oligarchies

12. d e m o c r a t ic
g o ve rnme nt
( d e m o c r a t ic )
s u p r e m e p o w e r is vested with the
p e o p l e and exercised by them directly or
indirectly through a system of
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s through f r e e
e le c t io n s

13. H o w G o ve rnme nts
H ig h
D e t e r m in e H ig h
P a r t i c tpi z e n P a r t i c i p a t iP a n i c i p
C ii o rt
a t io n a t io n
p e o p le s e le c t c it iz e n s
gov
’ t
g o v’ t p e o pgl e v ’ t
o
g e ne r
Low or Low or
No al No
P a r t ic ip c it iz e n P a r t ic ip
a t io n s a t io n
A uto c ra t O lig a r c h De moc r
ic ic ac y

14. H o w d o the
g o ve rnme nt
s ys te m s
d is t r ib u t e p o w e r ?
u n it a r y s y s t e m
c o n f e d e r a t io n
s ys te m
fe d e r a l s ys te m

15. A
Wa ys G o v e r n m e n t
D is t r ib u t e s P o w e r
key state/regio
powers nal
held by hold most
central of the
gov’t power
FEDERAL
UNITARY CONFEDERATION
strong weaker
central central
government government

16. u n it a r y s y s t e m
( w a ys g o v ’ t
d is t r ib u t e s p o w e r )
a ll k e y p o w e r s h e ld b y t h e c e n t r a l
g o ve rnme nt
s tro ng c e ntra l g o ve rnme nt ( C ub a ,
regional regional
U n it e d K in g d o m ) authority
authority
Central
Authority
regional regional
authority authority

17. l
( w a ys g o v ’ t
d is t r ib u t e s p o w e r )
p o w e r is d iv id e d b e t w e e n t h e
c e ntra l g o ve rnme nt
regional a n d r e g i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t s regional
authority ( G e r m a n y , C a n a d a , M e x i c o ) authority
Central
Authority
regional
regional
authority
authority

18. s ys te m
( w a ys g o v ’ t
d is t r ib u t e s p o w e r )
s t a t e a n d r e g io n a l a u t h o r it ie s
h o ld in g m o s t o f t h e p o w e r
w e a k e r c e ntra l g o ve rnme nt
regional regional
authority ( E u r o p e a n U n io n )
authority
Central
Authority
regional regional
authority authority

19. E urope a n
U n io n
an association of
European nations formed
in 1993 for the purpose of
achieving political and
economic integration