Government Flashcards
Autocracy
One person has the power
Monarchy
A king or queen inherits their power and position through their family line
Absolute monarchy
Monarch holds the total control over the country
dictatorship
there is no sharing power with other authorities
Oligarchy
A small group of people that are in charge
direct democracy
When every citizen is given an equal vote in government
Representative democracy (also known as indirect democracy)
Citizens elect/vote lawmakers to represent their interests in the government
Constitutional republic
citizens vote on representatives to make laws and decisions for the country
Theocracy
a government run by a religious doctrine
Anarchy
Nobody is in charge meaning nobody has the power
the three powers all governments have
to make laws, In-force the laws, and the judicial power
Modern democracy’s divide power into three branches
legislative
exective
judicial
constitutional monarchies
the monarch holds some power, but it is restricted by a constitution, which is a written document or unwritten document that lays out the structure of a government
democracy
the power is given to the people
constiuntal monarchy
also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions
