Chapter 2: Government and Civics
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| Autocracy | A form of government where the ruler has absolute, or total power
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| Oligarchy | A form of government where a political party or other small group makes all the major decisions
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| Democracy | A form of government where citizens have the power in choosing their leaders
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| Parliamentary Democracy | A form of government where citizens can vote for a representative from the political party that represents their views and the party with the most seats in parliament (legislature) picks the head of government
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| Presidential Democracy | A form of government where citizens elect the president as head of government separately from the legislature
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| Unitary | the central (national) government holds almost all the power
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| Confederation | local governments hold all the power
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| Federal | power is shared among different levels of government; central and local
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| Dictatorship | A form of government where one person controls the entire country
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| Absolute Monarchy | A form of government where the sovereign (monarch) has all the power
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| Head of Government | The person in charge of the day-to-day business of running the country
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| Head of State | a leader who does not have very much power
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| Constitutional Monarchy | A form of government that has a king or queen as its head of state; his/her powers are limited by the constitution
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| Legislative Branch | usually made up of people who are elected by the citizens of the country - main purpose is to create laws
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| Executive Branch | main purpose is to enforce, or carry out, the laws passed by the legislative branch
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| Judicial Branch | in charge of the courts in a country that settle disputes among citizens and the government; interpret and apply laws
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