government Flashcards

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autocracy

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One person is power (Example: a monarchy and dictatorship)

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Totalitarian

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One political party is in power, and people are forced to do what the government tells them

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Monarchy

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a king or queen inherits their power and position through their family line

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4
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absoulte monarchy

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the monarch holds total control over the country

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5
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constitutional monarchies

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this is when the monarch holds some powers but it is restricted by a constitution

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6
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constitution

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a writen or unwriten document that lays out the structure of a government

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7
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dictatorship

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there is no shareing power with othter authorities

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8
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oilgarchy

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a small group of people is in charge

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democracy

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the power is given to the people of the citizens, of the nation

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direct democracy

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this is when every citizen is given an equal vote in government and together makes all the important decisions

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11
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representative democracy

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also called indirect democracy,

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12
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constitutinoal republic

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one in which, rather than directly governing the people select some of their members to temporalily serve in political office.

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13
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anarchy

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absense of government.

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14
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presidentital democracy

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a democratict in a government of a head of people

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15
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parlimetary democracy

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demicratic government where the head of government dervises there democratic legimentacy from their abitly to command support

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