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7th grade civics
Who Rules?
Question | Answer |
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oligarchy | a small group of of people as all the power |
theocracy | a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority |
anarchy | nobody is in control or everyone is |
autocracy | a government in which one person has all the power |
monarchy | a king or queen rules the country |
dictatorship | a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives |
democracy | citizens hold the political power |
representative democracy | citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government- The elected representatives do the day-to-day work of governing. |
direct democracy | there are no representatives- Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing. |