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American Gov
unit 1 pre test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| totalitarian | tighty controls |
| republic | people elect representatives |
| monarchy | government ruled by king or queen |
| oligarchy | one person or small group holds ultimate power over government |
| direct democracy | people make government decisions by majority vote |
| theocracy | rule of a small religious leaders |
| constitutional monarchy | monarch who's power is limited by law |
| parliamentary system | control's most seats in the legislature |
| federal system | divides power between national government and smaller regional levels |
| unitary system | power rest in single, national government |
| confederate system | states keep full control over territories and people |
| popular sovereignty | people ultimate source of government authority |
| separation of powers | theory that power should be divided among three branches of government |
| check and balances | each branch of government has the power to change or cancel acts of another |
| judical review | power of the courts/ are actions constitutional |
| federalism | power between national and state governments |