forms of government Flashcards
Civics
relating to a town or a place
community
a group of people living in the same place or town.
government
a governing body of a state or community.
direct democracy
when the people decide on what to do without a ruler and everyone agree’s.
representative
a class group or a body or opinion
representative democracy
a form of democracy that people vote for representatives who vote on policy initiatives.
monarchy
a form of government with a someone in charge
oligarchy
a small group of people that’s in-charge of country.
majority
when something goes smoothly.
minority
someone or something that’s under privileged
autocracy
a society governed by one person with all/absolute power.
acommunism
when the government owns everything the people have.
socialism
to spread wealth more evenly and to treat all people fairly.
Totalitarianism
a type of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.
Head of Government
the single person who is in charged of the system of creating and executing laws.
Citizen Participation
the citizen are actively involved in activities
Voting
people coming together for the purpose of making a collective decisions.
Legislature
a group of people within a government that makes the laws.
Anarchy
absence of government. a state of lawlessness
Tyranny