Government Flashcards
autocracy
one person in power
monarchy
a king or queen who inherits their power from a family member down the line.
dictatorship
no sharing power with other authorities.
absolute monarchy
the monarch hold total power of the whole country.
modern democracies divide power into what 3 branches
legislative judicial and executive
constitutional monarchies
this is where the monarch holds some power
constitution
a written or unwritten document that lays out the structure of the government.
what are 3 powers that all governments have.
make laws, enforce laws and judicial powers.
oligarchy
small group of people who are in charge.
democracy
the power is given to people, the citizens of the nation.
direct democracy
this is when every citizen is given an equal vote in the government
representative democracy
also called indirect democracy.
indirect democracy
representative democracy is modeled after ancient roman republic.
representative democracy
also called indirect democracy.
republic
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
