Government Matching Pair Cards
Power to make laws and decisions for
the people is shared or divided
between one central government and
several regional authorities
Power is held by one central authority.
The central authority has all the power
to make laws and decisions for the
people.
Voluntary association of independent
states that make their own laws, but
are loosely aligned to a weak central
gov’t with a common purpose
One person possesses unlimited
power; the citizen has limited, if any,
role in the government.
Rule of one.
Rule of a few. A small group exercises
control; the citizen has a very limited
role in the government
Gov’t where the people elect a
representative who is constitutionally
independent of the legislature. Leader
is called a president.
Gov’t where people elect legislature;
power is held by a cabinet of members
of the legislature who are accountable
to the legislature; Prime Minister is
often the leader
An instrument for showing how
government systems relate to each
other on a scale of more government
control vs. less government control
Branch of government that makes laws
Branch of government that enforces
laws
In a Parliamentary Democracy, this
person is more of a ceremonial leader.
In a Presidential Democracy, this
person is also the Head of
Government
In a Parliamentary Democracy, this
person is responsible for running the
gov’t. Often called a Prime Minister. In
a Presidential Democracy, this person
is also the Head of State.
Government Matching Pair Cards
When branches of government are
separate bodies elected independently
by the citizens of a country
When branches of a government can
overrule other branches of the
government to limit the control of
power
Distribution of Power…
Distribution of power…
Below is a Continuum showing the
distribution of power in governments. The X
located on the continuum would represent
which type of Government System?
X
Distribution of power…
Strong
Central
Government
Shared
Government
Weak
Central
Government
Government Matching Pair Cards
Oligarchic
Autocratic
Unitary
Democratic
Confederation
Federal
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Head of State
Head of Government
Government Continuum
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Confederation
Federal
Unitary