lesson 9: political structures Flashcards
Each country has its own political system that runs its government. A government is a body of elected and appointed public officials who sets and administers public policy and exercises authority through customs, institutions, and laws
within a state.
political structure
ruled by none
anarchy
characterized by a state of disorder because of nonrecognition of authority and laws
anarchy
ruled by one
monarchy
- absolute
- constitutional
dictatorship
- authoritarianism
- Totalitarianism
government that has a single person who is generally considered the ruler by the title and birthright.
Titles include czar, king, queen, and
emperor.
monarchy
the monarch exercises absolute power and wields executive, legislative, and judicial powers. Power is absolute and is either taken through conquest or passed down to family members without regard for ability or appropriateness.
absolute monarchy
the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government’s power to the
legislature and judiciary.
constitutional monarchy
type of government controlled by a single individual and wherein
the people have little or no individual
freedom.
dictatorship
where the political actions and decisions of the ruler are not constrained while political rights and freedom of the citizens are significantly limited.
authoritarianism
where the government uses ideology to captivate the people’s
totalitarianism
ruled by few
aristocracy
It is a government rule by the best members of the community. Aristocrats are presumably people of the highest intelligence and integrity.
aristocracy
ruled by many
democracy
government in whick the supreme power is conferred on the
people and exercised directly by them or by their elected leaders under a free
electoral system.
democracy
