Nucountry Flashcards
a system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right
Monarchy
a system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power based on its control of the military and police
Dictator
A system of government headed by religious leaders
theocracy
A system of government in which only one political party is allowed by the Constitution to govern and power is exercised by the leading members of the party
Single-Party State
A system of government in which public decisions are made directly by citizens meeting together in an assembly or voting by ballot.
Direct Democracy
A system of government in which voters elect lawmakers to represent them in the nation’s parliament; the leaders of the executive branch come from the ruling party in parliament
Parliamentary Democracy
A system of government in which voters elect lawmakers to represent them in the legislature and a president to lead the government as head of the executive branch
Presidential Democracy
A system of government in which power is centralized in the national government; regional governments only exercise powers given by national government
Unitary System
A system of government in which power is divided between national and regional governments
Federal System
A system of government in which power resides in the regions, which are independent states; the central government gets power from Regional governments
Confederal System
An economic system in which decisions about what goods and services to produce and how are made on the basis of tradition
Traditional economy
An economic system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how
Market economy
An economic system that relies mainly on the central government to determine what goods and services to produce and how
Command Economy
