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Forms & Systems Gov.
3.1-3.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monarchy | a form of autocracy where a person becomes the sole leader of a country by being born into a family of rulers |
| anarchy | the absence of any form of government |
| autocracy | a form of government where one person has unlimited power |
| democracy | a system of government in which political power resides with the people |
| authoritarianism | power is concentrated in one leader or one government that is not directly answerable to the people |
| dictatorship | a form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which a small group has total control and power |
| republicanism | rule by representation |
| republic | a system of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them, also known as a representative democracy |
| totalitarianism | the type of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. |
| unitary system | - one central governing body - smaller governments only have the powers granted or delegated to them |
| confederal system | - state/regional government hold the power - central government receives power from state/regional government |
| federal system | power shared between the central and state/regional governments |
| presidential system | system of government where the head of government leads an executive branch separate from the legislative branch. |
| parliamentary system | system of government where the power lies in the legislative body. |
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