government Flashcards
Autocracy
One person in power (example: Monarchy and Dictatorship
Totalitarian
One political party is in power. and people are forced to do what the government tells them.
Anarchy
One is in charge
Theocracy
a government run by religious doctrine.
Monarchy
A queen or king inherits their power and position through their family line.
absolute monarchy
holds total control over this country.
constitutional monarchy
When the monarch holds some power but its restricted by a constitution: a written or unwritten document that lays out the structure of a government.
dictatorship
There is no sharing power with other authorities.
democracy
the power is given to the people the citizens of the nation.
Oligarchy
a small group of people is in charge .
representative democracy
also known as indirect democracy modeled after the ancient roman republic.
constitutional republic
indirect democracy has the united states.
Modern democracies divide power into what 3 branches
Judical, legistive, executive
what are three powers that all governments have?
make laws, enforce laws, judical powers
indirect democracy
also called represenitive democracy.