Types of Governments Flashcards
King is above the law- has absolute rule
absolute monarchy
king’s power is taken away from him and is now limited because people wanted a greater part in their government
limited monarchy
elected officials make decisions
republic
everyone votes/ rule by the people
democracy
US form of government
democratic republic
a set of rules the government must adhere to
constitution
power we have as people that is transferred to the government
sovereignty
states unite and have a central government
federalism
units have least power, only 1 central government
unitary
United/ states have some power, power is shared between a central federal government and the states
federal
the states/ units have more power than the central federal government
confederal (articles of confederation, confederacy)
the US Government is a…….
Constitutional Federalist Democratic-Republic
one person in charge
monarchy
