Government systems Flashcards

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Government

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The organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the states

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Democracy

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a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.

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Constitutional monarchy

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

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Dictatorship

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a form of government in which a person or a small group rules with almost unlimited power.

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Republic

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a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law.

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Oligarchy

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a political system governed by a few people.

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Theocracy

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

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Anarchy

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Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is against all forms of authority and seeks to abolish the institutions.

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Monarchy

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a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state.

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Totalitarian

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One political party is in power and people are forced to do what the government tells them

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