Types of Government Flashcards
1
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Dictatorship
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One leader has absolute power over citizens’ lives.
2
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Monarchy
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A king or queen rules the country
3
Q
Democracy
A
Citizens hold political power
4
Q
Representative democracy
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Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government
5
Q
Direct democracy
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No representatives citizens are directly involved in day-to-day work of governing the country
6
Q
Oligarchy
A
A small group of people has all the power
7
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Theocracy
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A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
8
Q
Anarchy
A
Nobody is in control or everyone is depending on how you look at it
9
Q
Totalitarian
A
centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
