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Social Studies Defin
Term | Definition |
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What is an Autocrat? | A government where political authority rests on a single leader |
Bicameral | -having a legislature divided into an upper and lower house |
What is a Chancellor? | -title given to the head of the government in Germany |
Democracy or Democratic what does it mean? | -a government where political authority rests with nation's citizens |
Political Party | -An organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic positions within a given nation. |
President | Title given to the head of a government in a presidential democracy |
Prime Minister | Title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy |
Parliament | Common name given to legislature in a parliamentary democracy. |