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The government
6th GradeGovernment
| Government | Defintions |
|---|---|
| Autocratic Government (Power) | One person has unlimited power. |
| Autocratic Government (Citizen roles) | Limited role. |
| Autocratic Government age? | Oldest form of government around. |
| How do Autocratic Governments maintain power? | Through inheritance or ruthless use of military and police power. |
| Oligarchic Government (Power) | Government ruled by a small group of citizens. |
| Oligarchic Government (Citizen roles) | Limited role. |
| How do Oligarchic Governments maintain power? | Military, social, wealth, religion or a combination. |
| Political opposition in an oligarchy? | Usually suppressed violently. |
| Democratic Government (Power) | Citizens elect their own leaders. |
| Democratic Government (Citizen roles) | Active role in their government. |
| How do Demographic Governments maintain power? | Leaders elected through regular elections. Basic rights are protected and cannot be taken away by individual leaders. |
| Unitary System | Central Authority has most power. Weak regional authority. |
| What countries have a unitary system? | United Kingdom and France |
| Confederation System | Regional Authorities are strong. Central authority weak. |
| What countries have a confederation system? | Germany, Canada and Australia. |
| Federal System | Central and Regional Authorities share power more evenly. |
| Which country has a federal system? | United States of America. |
| Two types of Autocratic governments? | Absolute dictatorship and absolute monarchy. |
| Ideas of a leader in an absolute dictatorship? | Ideas of a single leader are absolute, |
| Government control in an absolute dictatorship? | Government tries to control every aspect of citizen's life. |
| The power of the people in an absolute dictatorship? | People lack the power to limit their rulers. |
| Leader in an absolute monarchy? | King, queen or emperor has absolute power. |
| How is a position obtained in an absolute monarchy? | Usually inherited. |
| The power of the people in an absolute monarchy? | People lack the power to limit their rulers. |
| Is an absolute monarchy common? | No they are rare today but were common in Western Europe from 1400s to 1700s. |
| Two forms of democracy? | Presidential and Parliamentary. |
| What system of government is a Presidential democracy? | A system of government in which the President is constitutionally independent of the legislature. |
| Presidential democracy existence? | The executive branch exists SEPERATELY from the legislature. |
| What system of government is a Parliamentary democracy? | A system of government having a real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the LEGISLATURE who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature. |
| Parliamentary democracy | May have a PRIME MINISTER elected by the LEGISLATURE. |
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