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Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autocracy | A government where political authority rests with a single leader |
| Democracy | A government where political authority rests with nations citizens |
| Executive | Head of government head of state |
| President | Title often given to the head of government in a presidential democracy |
| Chancelloer | Title often given to the head of the government in a parliamentary democracy |
| Prime Minister | Title often given to the head of the government in a parliamentary democracy |
| Legislature | Law-making body |
| Bi-cameral | Having a legislature divided into an upper and lower house |
| Presidential Democracy | Citizens elect both members to legislative branch and executive branch |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Citizens elect members of legislative branch than members of legislative branch select head of state in executive branch |
| Political Party | Organization which represents specific political ideas in a given country |
| Russia | President |
| Germany | Chancellor |
| United Kingdom | Prime Minister |
| United States | President |