Government Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Autocracy | A form of government where the ruler has absolute, or total power |
Oligarchy | A form of government where a political party or other small group makes all the major decisions |
Democracy | A form of government where citizens have the power in choosing their leaders |
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 |
Presidential Democracy | A form of government where citizens elect the president as head of government separately from the legislature |
Unitary | the central (national) government holds almost all the power |
Confederation | local governments hold all the power |
Federal | power is shared among different levels of government; central and local |
Dictatorship | A form of government where one person controls the entire country |
Absolute Monarchy | A form of government where the sovereign (monarch) has all the power |
Head of Government | The person in charge of the day-to-day business of running the country |
Head of State | a leader who does not have very much power |
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 |
Legislative Branch | usually made up of people who are elected by the citizens of the country - main purpose is to create laws |
Executive Branch | main purpose is to enforce, or carry out, the laws passed by the legislative branch |
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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