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Governments of ME
Governments of ME terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name the 3 ways government power is distributed | unitary, confederation, and federal systems |
| name the 3 ways citizens participate in government | autocracy, democracy, and oligarchy |
| what is a unitary system? | government system where central government holds all the power |
| what is a federal system of government? | power is shared between the local and central governments |
| what is a confederation system of government? | local governments hold all the power; the central government gets all of their power from the local authorities (example United Nations, European Union) |
| what is an autocractic government? | 1 ruler has all the power; example is king/queen or dictator |
| what is an oligarchy? | a few people or groups of people have the power to make all government decisions |
| what is a democratic government system? | rule by the people; people make a greater role in making decisions for themselves |
| what is a parliamentary democracy? | a Prime Minister is chosen by the Parliament, the legislature, to represent the people |
| what is a presidential democracy? | a President is chosen by the people separately from the legislature |
| what is a theocracy? | a form of government where religious leaders are in charge |
| what is a republic? | a representative form of government where elected officials represent the people |
| what is a monarchy? | a government with a king or queen |
| what is a hereditary monarchy? | a government where a king or queen inherits their position through birth and retains that position until death |
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