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Political Systems

6th Grade - Cragin - Maddi

TermDefinition
Autocracy Absolute rule; citizens have no say in the government
Democracy All citizens have a say in the government
Oligarchy Ruled by a few; citizens have no say in the government
Three types of government Democracy, autocracy, oligarchy
Types of democracy Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary, republic, presidential
Absolute Monarchy Absolute rule by the king or the queen; citizens have no say in the government
Constitutional monarchy A democracy has a king or queen; the government is ruled by the people and a set of laws
Presidential democracy A system of government which an executive branch exist but is separate from the legislature
Parliamentary democracy Democracy where people elect lawmakers, but not leaders
Republic The power is in the people who vote and are exercised by representatives chosen by the people directly or indirectly
European union Political economic union of 28 member states located in Europe primarily
Euro Currency of 19 of the 28 member countries of the EU
Power distribution Unitary, federal, confederation
Unitary One strong, central government (ex: Cuba, UK)
Federal Levels of government (ex: Germany, U.S.)
Confederation Several individual governments united in alliance (ex: European Union)
United Kingdom Unitary, Prime Minister, democracy
Russia Federal, president, democracy
Germany Federal, chancellor, democracy
Direct democracy People vote on laws directly/themselves. Countries no longer use direct democracies
Types of democracies Constitutional, parliamentary, presidential, republic
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