government Flashcards
autocracy
one person in power
[example monarchy or dictatorship]
monarchy
a queen or king that inherits their power or position through family line
[example absolute or constitutional monarchies.]
1 person in power
totalitarian
one political party is in power, and people are forced to do what the government tells them.
dictartorship but a group of people not one person in power
dictatorship
no sharing powers with other, the dictator is the sole ruler of the country.
[example adolf hitler, kimmy juan]
absolute monarchy
a king or queen that has all the power
constituninal monarchy
the king or queen shares power
oligarchy
group of power
a small group of people is in charge.
not a dictashion lie a tottalitarian
direct democracy
every citizen is given an equal vote in government and, together, make all the important decisions.
everyone votes on everything
indirect democracy
citizens elect lawmakers to represent their interests in the government
[example usa]
representative democracy
citizens elect lawmakers to represent their interests in the government
[example the roman republic]
constitutional republic
a more exact version of the indirect democracy in america
what are the three branches of democracy.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
democracy
the power is given to the people/citizens
[example ‘‘ruled by the people’’]
theocracy
a government run by religious doctrine
[example theo is greek for god and cracy is greek for rule so ‘‘gods rule’’]
anarchy
no one is in charge
