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Term | Definition |
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unitary | all the power belongs to the central government |
confederation | loose alliance of countries or political unit: |
federal | power is divided between the central government and the states |
autocracy | one leader holds complete power |
oligarchy | a small group of people with wealth or power holds all control |
democratic | the people hold supreme power |
parliamentary democracy | the legislature is elected by the people, but the Prime Minister is elected by the Parliament |
presidential democracy | the legislature and the president are directly elected by the people |
federal republic | power is divided between the national and local governments and decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people |
dictatorship | one who has absolute authority |
constitutional monarchy | a country has its own constitution but its head of state is a monarch |
mixed economy | economy that falls between a command economy and a market economy |
market economy | economic decisions are based on what people buy and sell |
command economy | government controls what and how things are produced |
specialization | when countries produce only what they are good at |
NAFTA | an agreement made between Mexico, Canada, and the United States to remove most tariffs on trade between these nations |