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Political systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unitary | One strong central government;Cuba, UK |
| Confederation | Several individual governments |
| Federal | Levels of government; national, state, and local |
| Autocracy | A government that has absolute rule where citizens have no say in the government |
| Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few people and citizens have no say in the government |
| Democracy | A government where all citizens have a say in the government, a republic or representative democracy is like a student council |
| Russian leader | President |
| UK leader | Prime minister |
| German leader | Chancellor |
| Presidential | A strong national government headed by elected leaders or representatives |
| Parliamentary | A government in which voters elect a lawmaking body who chooses a prime minister to head to government |