Forms of Government

What is Aristotle sometimes called?

"Father of Political Science"

(Aristocracy) Members of this high social class claim to be, or are considered by others to be, superior to other people because of family ties, social rank, wealth, or ...

Ability

(Totalitarianism) The media spread government propaganda, and the school teach ... to the state

Absolute Loyalty

(Direct Democracy) ... citizens have the opportunity to participate in their government on a first-hand basis.

All

(Totalitarianism) The individual is considered a servant of the state and is allowed ... freedom of choice or expression.

Almost no

(Totalitarianism) A secret police force, the armed services, and censorship are used to silence ... who criticizes the government.

Anyone

(Dictatorship) Dictators acquire and maintain power through fear, violence, and force — war, revolution, and ...

Assassination

(Dictatorship) Another form of ... is a dictatorship.

Autocracy

(Monarchy) Throughout history, the most common form of ... has been monarchy.

Autocracy

The three categories into which governments are classified are:

Autocracy, Oligarchy, and Democracy

(Aristocracy) The word "aristocracy" comes from the Greek term meaning rule by the ...

Best

How did Aristotle classify governments?

By number of rulers and by certain principles in which they operated.

(Junta) The Puritan government of Massachusetts was called a theocracy, It was conducted for many years on the principle of obedience to divine law, as interpreted ...

By the Clergy

(Theocracy) In this form of government, the state is ruled by a priest or priests. Members of the priesthood have authority in ...

Civil and Religious Matters

(Communism) Legislatures that supposedly represented the people passed without question all laws proposed by ... leaders.

Communist Party

(Monarchy) Revolutions destroyed much of the power of monarchs. During the 1600s, the English overthrew King Charles I and James II. The French outed Louis XVI in the 1700s. Both Charles I and Louis XVI were ..

Condemned to death

(Monarchy) Today, most countries that have rulers who inherit their positions are called "constitutional monarchies." The rulers must follow their country's laws and ...

Constitution

If rule is carried for the benefit of only rulers it is called ...

Corrupt

(Communism) Individuals ... publicly criticize Communist Party leaders or policies.

Could Not

(Representative Democracy) The group of representatives may be called an assembly, a legislature, a parliament, a congress or a ...

Council

(Monarchy) Monarchs have different titles, including king, queen, emperor, empress, prince, sultan and ...

Czar

(Aristocracy) By the early 1900s, the idea that all people are equal had gained influence in many nations, and the role of autocracies in government ... sharply.

Declined

(Junta) Sometimes one member of the junta will assume more and more power and eventually become a ...

Dictator

(Totalitarianism) A totalitarian government has one political party, usually headed by a ...

Dictator

(Totalitarianism) Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler established the first totalitarian dictatorships. "Totalitarianism" involves total government control of political, ... , cultural, religious and social activities.

Economic

(Junta) Such takeovers have been ... in Latin America, Africa and other parts of the world in the past 100 years.

Fairly Common

(Direct Democracy) Today, ... that is a direct democracy because it is not practical to bring all citizens together for a meeting.

Few Nations

(Monarchy) One person — called a monarch — inherits a throne and is head of state ...

For life

(Dictatorship) In order to restrict opposition to their rule, dictators outlaw or limit freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and ...

Freedom of Press

(Aristocracy) In modern times aristocracies ruled the Great Britain, Japan, Russia, and ...

Germany

(Theocracy)' The word theocracy comes from two Greek words, "theos," which means "..." and "kratein", which means "to rule."

God

(Aristocracy) In ancient times, aristocracies controlled the governments of ... and Rome.

Greece

(Direct Democracy) Direct democracy began in the ancient ... city-state of Athens, where Aristotle lived

Greek

(Aristocracy) Many aristocrats have ... titles of nobility such as a duke or baron.

Inherited

(Theocracy) Many ancient peoples believed that their god or gods had handed down laws fro their government. The most famous theocracy was that of the ..., to whom God gave the Law through Moses.

Israelites

(Monarchy) The overthrow of absolute monarchs led to the development of "limited monarchy", in which the ruler's power is limited by a ...

Lawmaking body

(Dictatorship) Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Benito Mussolini of Italy, and Adolf Hitler of Germany are among history's best known dictators. They became ruthless leaders during the 1920s and 1930s. Today, ... countries are ruled by dictatorships.

Many (some)

(Junta) A "junta" is a small group of ... who seize control of a country's government.

Military Officers

(Communism) A Communist government, in which power is in the hands of top Communist Party leaders, is another example of ...

Oligarchy

(Representative Democracy) ... elect a certain number of citizens to represent them in making laws and establishing public policies.

People

(Monarchy) Most constitutional monarchs have duties that are largely ceremonial and symbolic. They have little to do with making policies or actually running the state. Executive power is usually exercised by a ... and Cabinet, who share authority with a legislature.

Prime Minister

(Communism) Constitutions that stated the people's rights were ... violated by Communist officials.

Repeatedly

(Representative Democracy) The United States is a ...

Representative Democracy

(Representative Democracy) Government by the people through their elected representatives is sometimes called a democratic ...

Republic

Oligarchy

Rule by a few people

Democracy

Rule by many people (ALL)

Autocracy

Rule by one person

(Dictatorship) ... dictators gain power legally in times of crisis, when people believe that a strong ruler is necessary.

Some

(Totalitarianism) The government uses ... to suppress individuals or groups who oppose the state.

Terror Tactics

(Dictatorship) Many dictators forbid elections entirely. Many others change the votes or force the people to vote for candidates chosen by ...

The Government

All governments fall into one of the ... categories.

Three

(Totalitarianism) ... determine the type and quantity of crops and goods that are produced.

Totalitarian Rulers

(Direct Democracy) The New England ... are examples of direct democracy in the United States.

Town Meetings

(Monarchy) Until the late 1700s, most of these rulers were "absolute monarchs" who had ... authority and power.

Unlimited

(Dictatorship) These rulers ... depend on the police or military forces to stay in power.

Usually

If rule is carried for the benefit of all it is called ...

Virtuous

(Direct Democracy) Citizens can attend public meetings and ... legislation.

Vote on All

(Aristocracy) A small group of wealthy or social prominent ... control the government.

citizens