forms of goverment Flashcards
civics
the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
Community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
government
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
Direct Democracy
a form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority of all those eligible rather than by a body of elected representatives.
Representative
typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.
Representative Democracy
A representative democracy is a political system in which citizens of a country or other political entity vote for representatives to handle legislation
Monarchy
a form of government with a monarch at the head.
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Majority
the greater number.
Minority
the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number.
“harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders”
Autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
Communism
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Socialism
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
Totalitarianism
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Head of Government
The President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America
