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Government 1
Mid-term Review 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a monarchy? | A government whose leader inherited his or her job. Most monarchies are ruled by a king or queen. ( Think; Lybia) |
| What is a constituational monarchy? | A government that has a king or queen BUT the king or queen has no real power because another person or group makes the laws. ( Think : England) |
| Democracy | A government that is run by the people. |
| Dictatorship | A government that is run by one person. |
| Representative | An elected person who speaks for a group of people |
| Elected | Chosen by getting the most votes |
| Head of State | The person or people in charge of a country's government, |
| Compromise | When each side gives up something in order to agree, |
| Congress | The part of the national government that makes the laws and that is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
| Minority | The smallest number of voters. |
| Majority | The LARGEST number of voters, |