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GOVERNMENT TERMS
Term | Definition |
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PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY | PEOPLE ELECT A PRESIDENT DIRECTLY BY VOTING |
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY | WHEN A POLITICAL PARTY ELECTS A LEADER. INDIRECT VOTE FROM PEOPLE. |
FEDERAL | WHEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SHARES POWER WITH THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT |
UNITARY | WHEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLDS POWER OVER THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS. |
CONFEDERATION | WHEN THE REGIONAL AUTHORITIES HAVE MORE CONTROL THAN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT |
OLIGARCHY | WHEN A SMALL GROUP MAKES THE DECISIONS |
DEMOCRACY | WHEN THE CITIZENS VOTE ON THEIR LEADERS AND LEGISLATION |
AUTOCRACY | WHEN ONLY ONE PERSON MAKES THE DECISIONS. USUALLY A DICTATOR OR AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH. |
WHAT 3 TERMS REFER TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER? | FEDERAL, UNITARY, AND CONFEDERATION |
WHAT 3 TERMS REFER TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION? | OLIGARCHY, DEMOCRACY, AND AUTOCRACY |