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Prologue
section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| government | a system for controlling the society |
| aristocracy | a government ruled by a small group of nobles, land owning families |
| monarchy | King or monarch ruled in government |
| oligrachy | a government ruled by a few powerful people |
| democracy | meaning " ruled by the people" |
| Direct Democracy | This is a form of government in which citizen rule and make laws directly rather than through representative |
| republic | A republic is a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions |
| senate | The legislative branch was made up of a senate and two assemblies. Have one year term in office. It controlled foreign and financial policies and advised the consuls |