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Main Political Systems And Governments Flashcards

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3 forms of government

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Republic, monarchy, dictatorship

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3 political regimes

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Democracy (Republic and specific kinds of monarchy), authoritarianism, totalitarianism (communism, fascism, Islamic fundamentalism)

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What is democracy

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Form of government in which the citizens create and vote for laws directly or indirectly via representatives (democratic republic)

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Where does the idea of democracy come from?

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Stems back from Ancient Greece and the profound work of ancient academics

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Democracies around the world

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USA, Russia, India, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan

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USA form of government

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Federal constitutional republic
(US President is head of state and head of government and shares the power with the Congress and the federal courts)

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Russia form of government

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Federation (with a Republican form of government)

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India form of government

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Federal republic

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How many states are there in Indian federal republic

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29 states

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How many union territories are there in Indian federal republic

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6 union territories

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United Kingdom form of government

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Parliamentary democracy (operating within a constitutional monarchy)

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France form of government

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Republic (within a semi-presidential system of government)

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Italy form of government

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Parliamentary republic (President is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government)

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Spain form of government

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Parliamentary Monarchy (representative democratic constitutional monarchy in which monarch is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government)

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Germany form of government

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Federal republic (democratic, federal parliamentary republic)

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What are the Bundestag and Bundesrat in German politics

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Respectively, Parliament of Germany and the representative body of the Länder, Germany’s regional states, which have the federal legislative power

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Japan form of government

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Constitutional monarchy (multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic system where Emperor is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government and the head of the Cabinet)

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Authoritarianisms around the world

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China, Cuba, South Korea

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What is an authoritarian government

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In it, the people have no power or representation. It is characterised by absolute or blind obedience to formal authority. It is against individual freedom and expects unquestioning obedience

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What does the elite leader in an authoritarian government handle

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He handles all economic, military and foreign relations

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China form of government

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People’s Republic (framework of socialist republic run by a single party, the Communist party of China)

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Cuba form of government

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Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic (military regime)

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South Korea form of government

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Unitary presidential constitutional republic (military regime)

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What is totalitarianism

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Most extreme form of authoritarianism because it controls all aspects of life including the communication between citizens, media censorship and threatens by the means of terror

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Totalitarianisms around the world

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Saudi Arabia and Iran

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Saudi Arabia form of government

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Autocratic absolute monarchy (no political parties or national elections are permitted)

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What is the Sharia in Saudi Arabia

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Islamic law

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What are the Quran and the Sunnah in Saudi Arabia

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The traditions of Muhammad and are declared to be the country’s constitution

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Iran form of government

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Theocratic Republic (Islamic Republic of Iran) led by the Supreme Leadership Authority, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and also supervises the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary system

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