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World Government
Term | Definition |
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Autocracy | One person has all the power. |
Monarchy | A king or queen rules the country. |
Dictatorship | A form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives. |
Democracy | A form of government where the citizens hold the political power. |
Representative Democracy | A form of government were citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government. |
Direct Democracy | A form of government where there are no representatives. Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country. |
Oligarchy | A form of government where a small group of people has all the power. |
Theocracy | A form of government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. |
Anarchy | A form of government where nobody is in control. |
Tribal Rule | A form of government where there is no national government or any loyalty to the national government. Every married man is head of family, in some countries that have tribal rule. |
Constitutional Monarchy | A form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State. The ability to make or pass legislation (laws) resides with an elected Parliament, not with the Monarch. |