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Social Studies
Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |