Government Flashcards

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Autocracy

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one person with absolute power.

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Monarchy

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government with a monarch at the head.

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Absolute Monarchy

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monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by its country’s constitution.

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5
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Dictatorship

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government by a dictator like Kim jong un

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Theocracy

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priests rule in the name of God or a god.

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Oligarchy

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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

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Democracy

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whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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Direct Democracy

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the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative, whereas in a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.

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10
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indirect Democracy

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representatives are elected by the public.

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Representative Democracy

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our government is elected by citizens.

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Constitutional Republic

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Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.

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Anarchy

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disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.

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14
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What are the roles of Government?

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To make and enforce laws, protect people and to provide public services

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What three powers do all governments have?

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Make Laws, enforce laws and judiciary power (alter laws.

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Totalitarian

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government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

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Presidential Democracy

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the head of government is directly or indirectly elected by a group of citizens and is not responsible to the legislature, and the legislature cannot dismiss the president except in extraordinary cases.

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Presidential democracy

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People vote for the countries leader and legislature. The legislature makes laws and the president approves or denies the law.