Government Flashcards
One Political party is in power, and people are forced to do what the government tells them.
Totaliteration
Citizens hold the political power.
Democracy
A system of government that is ruled by a king or a queen whose power is limited by its power is limited by its country’s constitution.
Constitutional Monarchy
A form of government where one leader has absolute control over the citizens lives.
Dictatorship
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.
Republic
A small group of people has all the power
Oligarchy
A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.
Theocracy
Nobody is in control
Anarchy
A king or a queen rules the country.
Monarchy
Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government.
Representative Democracy
A government in which one person has all the power.
Autocracy
No representatives, citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country.
Direct Democracy.
