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Government
distribution of power and citizen participation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| federal government | form of government that distributes and shares power between small divisions like states and local governments |
| confederation | form of government distributes power equally between a group of states that come together to support each other but has a weak central government |
| unitary | form of government that has a strong central government that decides how much power it will allow states and local governments to have |
| democracy | type of government allows citizens to participate in government by electing other citizens to represent them within the government |
| oligarchy | government in which a small group of people hold all the power, and citizens are allowed little or no participation in the government |
| autocracy | type of government in which one person has all the power in the country, and citizens are allowed little or no participation in the government |
| parliamentary_democracy | type democracy in which the head of government the Prime Minister |
| presidential_democracy | type of democracy in which the head of state and head of government ususally called the president |
| autocratic_government_leader | dictator, absolute monarch(king/queen), emperor, or czar |
| legislative | branch of government that develops the laws for that country |
| executive | branch of government that enforces the laws of that counrty |
| judicial | branch of government that interprets the laws of that country |
| one | meaning of word root "uni" as in unitary |
| people | meaning of word root "demo" as in democracy |
| few | meaning of word root "oli" as in oligarchy |
| self | meaning of word root "auto" as in autocratic |
| with or together | meaning of word root "con" as in confederation |
| by_agreement | meaning of word root "fed" as in federal |
| personal_freedoms | voting, running for office, joining political parties, free speech |
| constitution | name of a document that clearly states citizens' personal freedoms, who runs the government, how long people hold office, and many other details that are defined by the founders of the government |
| confederation | form of government that is least likely to be found in the world today; an alliance of separate states where each has equal power |
| God | meaning of word root "theos" |
| rule or govern | meaning of word root "cracy" |
| autocracy | individual ruler makes most of the important decisions in this type of government |
| theocracy | type of government that is run according to the word of God |
| oligarchy | type of government in which a few wealthy people or powerful military leaders make most of the important decisions for the government |
| presidential_and_parliamentary | two main types of democracy |
| parliamentary_democracy | members of the legislative branch of the parliament are chosen by citizen vote in this type of democracy |
| imperialism | when a strong country colonizes another in order to benefit from its raw materials and markets |
| Japan | This Southeast Asia country's form of government is a constitutional monarchy where the emperor is a ceremonial leader(figurehead) and has not real power |
| North_Korea | This Southeast Asian country has an autocratic form of government ruled by a dictator. |
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