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Forms + Systems
Forms + Systems of Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Direct Democracy | A form of government where the citizens make the decisions and pass laws without representatives. |
| Representative Democracy/Republic | Citizens elect the leaders who will be making representing their rights and interests in government. |
| Communism | A form of government where everything is shared equally all people are treated equally and there is no private ownership. |
| Socialism | A form of government that uses a committee of people to make decisions on trying to make people more fair and spreading some of the wealth. |
| Dictatorship | Government leader has absolute control over citizens lives and can block others from running or making decisions. |
| Autocracy | A government in which one person has all the power there are two different kinds. |
| Monarchy | A king or queen rules the country for life and the power is passed down through the family. |
| Oligarchy | A small group of people are making all of the decisions on what should happen. Can be based on social class or political party. |
| Unitary | A government where all powers is located with central government which is headed by Military or Birth. |
| Federal | A system of government where power is shared between central government and states. |
| Confederate | A system of government where power is located with the states and little with the central government. |
| Parliamentary | System of Government where power lies with legislative body and leaders of the country and leader of the country is part of the legislature. |
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