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Government Basics
Government Politics Citizen Power
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
| Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
| Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. |
| Federal | having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs. |
| Confederation | an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league. |
| Unitary | a country in which the central government has the most power and any regional or local offices have only the powers that the central government chooses to give it. |
| Presidential Democracy | a system of government in which also called an executive branch exist but is separate from the legislature. President is elected separately from the legislature. |
| Parliamentary Democracy | a form of government where voters elect the parliament, which then forms the government. The party with the most votes picks the leader of the government. |
| Diet | a formal government assembly. Word is mainly used historically for the legislative branch of certain countries. (Japan, Israel) |
| Absolute Monarchy | Rule by one person. Usually a king or a queen, or emperor. They have complete power, and make all government decisions. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom. |
| Vote | a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice. |
| Majority Rule | the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power. |
| Republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
| Legislature | having the power to make laws. relating to laws or the making of them. |
| Prime Minister | the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state. |
| Dictator | a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. |
| Communism | a government idea by Karl Marx. When a government (public) owns all property and businesses, and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
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