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political systems
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| confederation | several individual governments |
| federal | levels of government (national, state, local) |
| autocratic government | its where the government has an absolute rule and citizens have NO SAY IN THE GOVERNMENT |
| oligarchic government | it is ruled by a few people and citizens still have NO SAY IN THE GOVERNMENT |
| democratic government | ALL CITIZENS HAVE A SAY IN THE GOVERNMENT republic: representative democracy (like student council) |
| russia | example of a European president |
| united kingdom | example of a European prime minister |
| germany | a European example of a chancellor |
| presidential | strong national government headed by elected leaders |
| parlimentary | government in which votors elect lawmaking body in which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
| unitary | one strong central government |