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US Government
Ch.1 Sec 1 Forms of Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| constitutional monarchy | a government that has a king or a queen, but the king or queen has no real power because another person or group makes the laws |
| democracy | a government that is run by the people |
| dictatorship | a government that is run by one person |
| elected | chosen by getting the most votes |
| head of state | the person or people in charge of a country's government |
| monarch | a government leader who inherited his or her job through his or her family |
| monarchy | a government whose leader inherited his or her job |
| representative | an elected person who speaks for a group of people |