Government Flashcards
Autocracy
one person with absolute power.
Monarchy
government with a monarch at the head.
Absolute Monarchy
monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power.
Constitutional Monarchy
ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by its country’s constitution.
Dictatorship
government by a dictator like Kim jong un
Theocracy
priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Democracy
whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Direct Democracy
the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative, whereas in a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives.
indirect Democracy
representatives are elected by the public.
Representative Democracy
our government is elected by citizens.
Constitutional Republic
Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.
Anarchy
disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.
What are the roles of Government?
To make and enforce laws, protect people and to provide public services
What three powers do all governments have?
Make Laws, enforce laws and judiciary power (alter laws.
Totalitarian
government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Presidential Democracy
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.
Presidential democracy
People vote for the countries leader and legislature. The legislature makes laws and the president approves or denies the law.
