GED - CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT EXAM

GED - CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT EXAM There are four types of political systems: democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and oligarchy. Democracy is a political system in which the supreme power is held by a body of citizens who can elect representatives to represent them. Pure Democracy - ANSWER enables people to make decisions directly. ANSWER: Representative Democracy comprises the election of representatives by the people. Dictatorship is a system of governance where the leader has absolute power and authority. Monarchy is an autocracy administered by a monarch, who usually inherits the authority. Oligarchy is a type of government in which all power is concentrated in the han ds of a few individuals or a ruling class or group; government by the few. Methods of attaining power: ancestry, divine right, conquest, revolut ion, and popular vote. ancestry - the descendants of a single individual divine right - ANSWER notion that a ruler's authority stems directly from God. Conquest - ANSWER capturing or taking something by force. Revolution is the overthrow of a government by those who are governed. popular vote - ANSWER vote of people in a "general election" Federalism is a system in which power is split between national and st ate governments. The three branches of the United States government are legislative, executiv e, and judicial. legislative - the branch of government that creates laws. The executive branch of government is responsible for enforcing and carrying ou t laws. The judicial branch of government interprets legislation and assesses wh ether they are constitutional. US Congress - ANSWER The name for the United States' bicameral legislature, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The name for th e legislative branch of the United States government.