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6th gr GA Government
6th grade Georgia Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| distribution of power | the relationship between the national or central government (authority) and the smaller governmental divisions (states, provinces, counties, and cities) |
| unitary | all power is held by a (one) central government (authority). The central government can give specific powers to regional governments but it can also take them away. Example: UK |
| confederation | state/regional governments (authorities) hold most of the power. voluntary associations of independent states that to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations on their freedom Example: EU |
| federal (federation) | power is divided between the central government and regional governments. Some powers belong to the central government, some powers belong to the regional governments, and some are shared. Examples: Germany, Russia |
| autocracy (autocratic) | government in which on eperson possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government |
| oligarchy (oligarchic) | government by the few, sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes and the citizen has a very limited role |
| democracy (democratic) | a government in which the supreme power is given to the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation like free elections the citizens have a lot of power through rights and freedoms such as the right to vote |
| unitary | the majority of countries in the world have this type of government |
| federal | only 24 countries in the world have this type of government |
| parliamentary democracy | a system of government in which there is no separation of power between the executive and legislative branches of government |
| parliamentary democracy | citizens vote for their representatives in the legislative branch of their government and the members of the legislative branch elect the prime minister from the majority political party. Example: UK, Germany |
| presidential democracy | a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature (separation of executive and legislative branches). Example: U.S. |
| parliamentary democracy | most common form of democracy in the world |
| presidential democracy | least common form of democracy in the world |
| United Kingdom | parliamentary democracy, unitary, constitutional monarchy |
| Germany | federal republic |
| Russia | federation |
| Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth, Head of Government: Prime Minister Theresa May | United Kingdom |
| monarchy | hereditary rule (king, queen, emperor) |
| absolute monarchy | rule by a monarch with little citizen participation |
| constitutional monarchy | constitution provides power to the citizens and limits the power of the monarch within the country. Monarch has ceremonial duties. |
| House of Lords and House of Commons | United Kingdom - legislative branch |
| suffrage | right to vote (universal suffrage = everyone can vote) |
| Chief of state: President, Head of Government: Chancellor | Germany |
| Federal Assembly (Bundestag) and Federal Council (Bundesrat) | Germany - legislative branch |
| Chief of state: President, Head of government: Premier | Russia |
| Federation Council and State Duma | Russia - legislative branch |
| chief of state | the name and title of the leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government |
| head of government | the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government |
| theocracy | a religious holy book is used to determine law and consequence in a country |
| dictatorship | rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power |
| Canada | parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy |
| Cuba | dictatorship, communist, autocratic |
| Brazil | presidential democracy, federal republic |
| Mexico | presidential democracy, federal republic |
| Australia | parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy |
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