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Political Systems
6th Grade-Cragin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autocracy | absolute rule; citizens have no say in government |
| Democracy | All Citizens have a say in government. |
| Oligarchy | Ruled by a few; Citizens have no say in government. |
| Three types of government | Autocracy, Democracy, and Oligarchy |
| Types of Democracy | Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary, Presidential, and Republic |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Democracy has a King or Queen as figurehead without real power; the government is ruled by the people and a set of laws. |
| Absolute Monarchy | Absolute rule by a King or Queen. People have no say In government. |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Democracy where people elect the lawmakers but not the leader. |
| Presidential Democracy | System of government in which an executive branch exist (President) but is separate from the legislature. |
| Republic | The power rest with the people who vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by the people. |
| European Union | A political economic union of 28 member states located primarily in Europe. |
| Euro | Official currency of 19 of the 28 member countries of the European Union. |
| How Power is distributed? | Unitary, Federal, and Confederation |
| Unitary | One strong central government (Cuba, UK) |
| Federal System | Levels of Government (Germany, U.S.) |
| Confederation | Several individual governments (Euro Union). United in Alliance. |
| Germany | Federal, Democracy, Chancellor |
| Russia | Federal, Democracy, President. |
| United Kingdom | Unitary, Democracy, Prime Minister |
| Direct Democracy | People vote on laws themselves without representatives. No countries use a direct democracy approach. |