forms of government 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 Government
the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative
represantive
typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.
represantive Democracy
Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly.
monarchy
a form of government with a monarch at the head
oligary
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
majority
the greater number
Minority
the greater number
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 which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Totalitarianism
head of government