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Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autocracy | a government where political authority rests with a single leader |
| Democracy | a government where political authority rests with a nations citizens |
| Executive | head of government/head of state |
| President | title often given to the had 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 democracy |
| Legislature | law-making body |
| Bi-Cameral | having a legislature into an upper and lower house |
| Presidential Democracy | citizens select both members of legislative brand and executive branch |
| Parliamentary Democracy | citizens elect members to legislative branch- then members of legislative branch select the head of state in executive branch |
| Political Party | organization which represents specific political ideas in a given country |