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Tool Box UnitPart 7 – Political Systems
What does it take to be a Country?
• Defined territory• Population• Sovereignty• government
Territory
• Size doesn’t matter• Defined borders
Population
• People receive protection from their government but also have responsibilities to their government.
• Size doesn’t matter
Sovereignty • The ability to make decisions without outside control.
• Geographic factors can make it easy or hard to maintain control.
Government
• Structure – how is the government set up?• Authority – who has the power?
Government Structure• Unitary • Federation • Confederation
• Unitary –Uni (one)
Single site of power
–Example: Iceland
Question 1
A government with one site of power.
a) Confederation
b) Sovereignty
c) Unitary
d) Federation
Question 2
The ability to govern oneself
a) Confederation
b) Sovereignty
c) Unitary
d) Federation
Question 3
A government in which power is shared between a national government and local governments
a) Confederation
b) Sovereignty
c) Unitary
d) Federation
Question 4
Smaller units keep their sovereignty and give central government limited powers.
a) Confederation
b) Sovereignty
c) Unitary
d) Federation
Government Authority
• Democracy
• Authoritarian– Dictatorship– Totalitarianism – Monarchy
Question 5
The most extreme form of a dictatorship.
A) Monarch
B) Totalitarianism
C) Dictatorship
D) Democracy
Question 6
A form of government in which people choose their leaders and set government policy
A) Monarch
B) Totalitarianism
C) Dictatorship
D) Democracy
Question 7
A form of government with a ruler such as a king, queen, shah or czar.
A) Monarchy
B) Totalitarianism
C) Dictatorship
D) Democracy
Question 8
A government in which a leader makes all the decisions and holds all the power.
A) Monarch
B) Totalitarianism
C) Dictatorship
D) Democracy
Economy
• What (& How much) will be produced?
• How will it be produced?
• How will gain be distributed?
Economic Systems
• Traditional• Market• Command• Mixed
Question 9
An economic system based on the state making all the economic decisions.
a) Command economy
b) Mixed economy
c) Market economy
d) Traditional economy
Question 10
An economic system were people grow and make what they use themselves also known as “barter and trade”
a) Command economy
b) Mixed economy
c) Market economy
d) Traditional economy
Question 11An economic
system in which means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit.
a) Command economy
b) Mixed economy
c) Market economy
d) Traditional economy
To be a country, or not be a country…..
That is The Question.