Foreign Government Flashcards
The lower house of the Russian Parliament.
State duma
Government in which voters elect leaders.
Republic
A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister of president.
Parlimentary System
A government in which a small group of people holds power.
Oligarchie
A government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarch
When people elect a representative to vote on laws on behalf of the people.
Indirect Vote
The upper house of the British Parliament.
House of Lords
England’s lower house in Parliament.
House of Commons
The actual head of politics in a government.
Head of Government
Divides the power of governments between the national government and state or provincial governments.
Federation system
Upper house of the Russian legislature
Federation Council
System in which power is divided between the central and regional government.
federal system
People vote directly for government officials and laws.
Direct vote
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
Democracy
A formal plan of government.
Constitution
