7.2+Forms+of+Government

 1. What type of government has the United States established?

The U.S. has established a republic, revolutionary, federal, democracy, and capitalist government.

2. Where did the basic ideas about government come from? - At first farmers lived in "self-sufficient communities", that grew into towns, and that grew into cities. The people needed rules to live by, so thats where the basic idea of government came from. 3. Name the forms of government that fall under the category of AUTOCRACY. Define each and give examples. - Monarchy and dictatorship both fall under autocracy. Monarchy is a royal family that has power. Examples of this include England and Saudi Arabia. Dictatorship is th name of a form of government in which one person has complete power. An example of a dictatorship is North Korea.     4. How do some dictatorships and oligarchies try to make it seem as if the people have a say in the government? How does the government really control the people? Oligarchy → they allow the people to vote, even though no matter what the outcome the votes were, the government still got its way. Dictatorship → they make it seem like the people are getting what they want; often control people and elections by serving as head of the military/army. Ex. Saddam Hussein 5. What are the two forms of democracy? Describe what happens in each. The two forms of democracy are direct democracy and representative. In direct democracy, all citizens, without the intermediary of elected or appointed officials, can participate and in making public decisions. A representative democracy is the most common form of democracy, in which citizens elect officials to make political decisions, formulate laws, and administer programs for the public good.  6. What are the characteristics that make a government a true democracy?  Government and person who controls the country is elected by the people of that country.

7. What gives voters a choice among candidates? What are some other benefits to this system?  The people decide if they want to vote or if they want represenitives to vote for them. Some benefit’s are, the people decide who will run the country, the elements of the population are represented, and usually the representatives are well educated and are devoted to making there country a better place.

8. What ancient civilizations as well as early American civilizations could be labeled as ThEOCRATIC and why? Are there any THEOCRACIES today?  One ancient civilization is the Christian Bible. It could be labeled as theocratic because the laws of a theocracy are based on a holy book like the Bible. Another ancient civilization is the Islamic Koran. It could be labeled as theocratic because the laws of a theocracy, once again, are based on a holy book. Also, they both have only one religion. There are some theocracies today like the Christian Bible and others.

9. What are the differences between COMMUNISM and SOCIALISM? **Communism is the full stage in which the government takes total control over businesses and farms.** 10. Are there any countries today that could be considered OLIGARCHIES? If so, name them. Oligarchy is rule by a few people. The few countries that could be defined as oligarchies are Pakistan, __People’s Republic of China, Cuba, Eritrea, North Korea, Laos, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam.__ Countries are the ones that are ruled by a single party. (a few people)