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GovernmentVocab
Government System
Term | Definition |
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Parlimentary Democracy | government in which voters elect a law-making body which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
Presidential Democracy | form of government where power is between branches (executive, judicial, legislative) |
Absolute Monarchy | form of government in which a king or queen inherits the right to rule and has complete control |
Oligarchy | government system where control rests with small group of people whith weath and power |
Rebulic | a form of government where citizens elect representative to act on their behalf |
Federal | power divided between government and smaller political units |
Unitary | central government has all the power |
Constitutional Monarchy | a form of government in which a king or queen is limited by a constitution |
Democracy | govenment in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens |
Confederation | loose alliance; political units control their own laws |
Autocracy | government with one leader conrolling power |