Political Representation- Key Words

Question 1

Citizen

Answer 1

> A person who is legally recognised as a member of a specific country

Question 2

Civil society

Answer 2

> not part of gov.
organisations that represents interests of specific groups in society

Question 3

Autocracy

Answer 3

< gov. in which one person has all the power
> Monarchy and dictatorship

Question 4

Monarchy

Answer 4

> government where a single person, known as the monarch, serves as the head of state for life or until they choose to abdicate

Question 5

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 5

> ruler who holds complete and unrestricted power over their state and its people.
before french revolution

Question 6

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 6

> monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
Royal family england

Question 7

Dictatorship

Answer 7

> government where a single person or a small group holds absolute power, without effective constitutional limitations

Question 8

Oligarchy

Answer 8

> A form of government in which a small group of ppl. hold most of or all political power
Iran

Question 9

Democracy

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> A gov. under the direct or representative rule of the people of it’s jurisdiction

Question 10

Direct Democracy

Answer 10

> Form of government where citizens have the direct power to make decisions on laws and policies. >Instead of electing representatives to make decisions on their behalf

Question 11

Representative Democracy

Answer 11

> system of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
These elected officials create and vote on laws, policies, and other matters of government.

Question 12

Theocracy

Answer 12

> Form of gov. in which religious leaders or institutions hold the ruling power often claiming divine guidance
Vatican city

Question 13

Anarchy

Answer 13

> A state of society without any governing authority/establishing order