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Government
Question | Answer |
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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 |