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
