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Government Systems
Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Government | A way to provide for the people of a society. |
| Democracy | A government system where the people have the power. |
| Representative Democracy | A government that allows the people to vote for leaders, laws and policy. |
| Parliamentary Democracy | A government that allows people to vote for a group of people to form the government. |
| Monarchy | A government in which one person rules called a king or queen. |
| Theocracy | A government in which priests rule in the name of their god. |
| Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of people. |
| Dictatorship | A government controlled by one person who took power by force. |