4.7 Forms of Governance

• Governance refers to the decision-making process and the implementation of those decisions within a political, economic, or social system
• Democracy is a form of governance where citizens elect representatives or directly participate in decision-making.


  True
• In a democracy, decision-making involves citizens electing representatives or directly participating
• Monarchies allow for greater citizen participation in decision-making compared to democracies.

  False
• In a democracy, rulers are accountable to the people through elections
• In a democracy, citizens have a voice and can influence decisions
• What can majority rule lead to in a democracy if individual rights are not protected?

  Tyranny of the majority
• What does governance encompass within a political, economic, or social system?

  Decision-making process
• Who holds power in a democracy according to its definition?

  Citizens
• What is the primary difference between a monarchy and a democracy in terms of power distribution?

  Centralized vs. distributed
• In an autocracy, citizens have limited or no ability to participate in decision-making.


  True
• In a democracy, rulers are accountable to the people through elections
• What is the key characteristic of a theocracy as a form of governance?

  Rule by religious authorities
• Governance encompasses the mechanisms, processes, and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests
• Match the form of governance with its key characteristic:

  Monarchy ↔️ Rule by a single hereditary leader

  Oligarchy ↔️ Rule by a small group or elite class

  Dictatorship ↔️ Rule by a single person with absolute power

  Democracy ↔️ Citizens participate in decision-making
• In an autocracy, power is concentrated in the hands of a ruler or small elite group
• Order the forms of governance from least to most citizen participation:

  1️⃣ Dictatorship

  2️⃣ Oligarchy

  3️⃣ Monarchy

  4️⃣ Democracy
• What are the trade-offs often weighed when choosing between democracy and autocracy?

  Participation, accountability, rights
• Accountability in democracy means rulers are responsible to the people through elections.


  True
• Autocracy concentrates power but lacks accountability and individual freedoms
• Governance includes the mechanisms through which citizens articulate their interests and exercise their rights.


  True
• Match the form of governance with its key characteristic:

  Monarchy ↔️ Hereditary rule

  Democracy ↔️ Citizen participation

  Oligarchy ↔️ Rule by a small group

  Dictatorship ↔️ Absolute power by one
• Democracy emphasizes citizen participation through elections and representation
• What happens to individual rights and freedoms in an autocracy?

  They are limited or suppressed
• Autocracy can be efficient in decision-making but lacks citizen accountability.


  True
• In a theocracy, political decisions are based on religious doctrine and teachings
• Both monarchies and theocracies centralize power in a small group or individual.

  True