Government Flashcards
Autocracy
one person is in power
(Example:Monarchy and
dictatorship)
Totalitarian
one political party is in power ,and people are forced to do what the government tells them.
Monarchy/dictatorship
a king or a queen who inherits their power and position through their family
constitutional
a written or unwritten document that lays out the structure of a government
dictatorship
there is no sharing power
absolute monarchy
the absoulute monarchy holds total control over the country
direct democracy
this is when every citizen is given an equal vote in government
oligarchy
a small group of people that are in charge
representative democracy
also called indirect democracy representative democracy is where citizens elect vote or chose for there law makers
democracy
democracy is where the power is given to the people the citizens of the nation this mean its rule by the people
constitutional monarchies
this is when the monarchy has power but its restricted by the conditional
anarchy
not a government has no one in charge no rules and no order
Constitutional Monarchy
a form of government that has a single person known as a monarch at its head
Oligarchy
a small group of people hold most or all political power.
theocracy
’ A theocracy is a state that is governed by a government that derives its authority directly from a religion
Indirect Democracy
its a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public.
Representative Democracy
is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives
Constitutional Republic
one in which, rather than directly governing, the people select some of their members to temporarily serve in political office
parliamentry democracy
This democracy is where people vote for their representatives but NOT the leader of the country (Prime Minister).
Presidential Democracy
a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature.
