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Government
Term | Definition |
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Autocracy | A government where political authority rests with a single leader. |
Democracy | A government where political authority rests with a nation's citizens. |
Executive | Head of government / head of state |
President | Title often given to the head of government (state) in presidential democracy |
Prime minister | Title often given to the head of government in parlament democracy |
Chancellor | Title often given to the head of government in parlament democracy |
Legislature | Law making body |
Bi-cameral | Having a legislature divided into an upper and lower class |
Presidential democracy | Citizens elect both members of legislative branch and executive branch |
Parlament democracy | Citizens elect members to legislative branch - then members of legislative branch select the head of state in the executive branch |
Political party | Organization which represents specific political ideas in a given country |
Russia | President |
United Kingdom | Prime Minister |
Germany | Chancellor |