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Goverment Systems
Political Sytstems
Term | Definition |
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Autocracy | A government where political authority rests with a single leader. |
Democracy | A government where a political authority rests with a nation's citizens. |
Executive | Head of government /head of the state. |
President | Title often given to the head of government (state) in a presidential democracy. |
Prime Minister | Title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy. |
Chancellor | Title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary government. |
Legislature | Law-making body |
Bi-camera | Having a legislature divided into an upper and lower house. |
Russia's leader | President |
UK's leader | Prime Minister |
Germany's leader | Chancellor |