Forms Of Government Flashcards
Civics
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens
Community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Government
the system to govern a state or community.
Direct Democracy
a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies
Representative
a person and or thing that represents another or others
Representative Democracy
government is elected by citizens
Monarchy
a King or queen that rules
Oligarchy
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique government by the few
Majority
the greater part or number the number larger than half the total minority
Minority
the smaller part or number a number part or amount forming less than half of the whole
Autocracy
government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others the government or power of an absolute monarch
Communism
a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state
Socialism
a theory or system of social orginazation that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution capital land etc by the community as a whole usually through a centralized government
Totalitarianism
the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime
Head of Government
the president is both the head of state and head of government
