goverment Flashcards
autocracy
one person has all the power
monarcy
a king or queen inherits the power through family line
totalitarian
one political party is in control
absolute monarchy
the monarch holds all power of the country
constitutional monarchy
the monarch holds some power
dictatorship
there is no sharing power with other authorities like Vladimer Putin Adolf Hitler and Kim Jun Un
oligarchy
a small group of people is in charge
democracy
the power is given to the people
direct democracy
every citizen is given a equal vote
represenitive democracy
representative democracy is where representative make decisions same thing as indirect democracy
indirect democracy
representative democracy is where representative make the decisions same thing as indirect democracy
constitutional democracy
citizans vote on representative to make laws
theocracy
divine being as ruler
modern democracies divide power to into what 3 branches
legeslative juditial and executive
anarchy
no one rules