government Flashcards
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
republic
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
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.
Direct Democracy
a type of democratic government in which voters choose delegates to create the laws of government on their behalf
Indirect Democracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Theocracy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
Oligarchy
form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.
Dictatorship
a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
Absolute Monarchy
system of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
Constitutional Monarchy
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.
Anarchy
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
Government
a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
Nation-State
To make and enforce laws, protect people and to provide public services.
What are the roles of Government?
Make Laws, enforce laws and judiciary power (alter laws.
What three powers do all governments have?
elating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
“a totalitarian regime”
Totalitarian
