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types of governments
unitary, federal, confederation, autocracy, democracy, oligarchy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| power is held by one central authority | Unitary |
| association of dependent states that keep most of their power but give a small amount to a central government. | Confederation |
| power is divided between one central and several regional authorities Autocratic, oligarchic, theocracy, or democratic | Federal |
| government where one person possesses unlimited power, citizen participation is low | Autocratic |
| government by the few, small group control, citizen participation is low | oligarchy |
| government led by religious leaders | Theocracy |
| power to the people, voting, citizen participation is high! | democratic |
| dictator | Autocratic |
| rule of a few | oligarchy |
| voting | democratic |
| rule of one | autocratic |
| dominate clique or clan | oligarchy |
| presidential & parliamentary | democratic |
| absolute monarchy | autocracy |
| group gains power by wealth or social status | oligarchy |
| rule of all | democracy |
| Hitler | autocracy |
| power is govern is in the hands of a small group | oligarchy |
| freedom and equality are valued | democracy |
| person usually inherits power or gets it by military force | autocracy |
| decisions based n the majority | democracy |
| candidates may express their views freely | democracy |
| power to govern is held by one person | autocracy |
| citizen has limited role in government | autocracy |
| Democracy | In a ___________, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. It is distinct from governments controlled by a particular social class or group |
| Autocracy | Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence) . |
| Oligarchy | A government in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power. |
| Monarchy | A __________ has a king, queen, emperor or empress. The ruling position can be passed on to the ruler’s heirs. In some traditional _________, the monarch has absolute power. |
| Anarchy | __________ is a situation where there is no government. This can happen after a civil war in a country, when a government has been destroyed and rival groups are fighting to take its place. |
| Revolutionary | If a government is overthrown by force, the new ruling group is sometimes called a _____________ government |
| This form of government is elected by the people and everyone is eligible to vote. | Democracy |
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