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Social Studies
Government
Question | Answer |
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Unitary | One strong, central government |
Confederation | Several individual governments |
Federal | A system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments. |
Autocracy | Government in which one person has absolute power |
Oligarchy | Government controlled by a small group of people |
Democracy | A form of government in which everyone is treated equally and has equal rights |
Presidential | A system of government in which the powers of the president are constitutionally separate from those of the legislature. |
Parliamentary | A parliamentary form of government is a democratic one where the head of state and head of government are held by different people and the executive and legislative branches of government are linked |
Russia | President |
United Kingdom | Prime Minister |
Germany | Chancellor |
Presidential Democracy | Strong national government headed by elected leaders |
Parliamentary Democracy | Government in which voters elect lawmaking body which chooses a Prime Minister to head the government |