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Unit 5 Governments
Comparing Forms of Governments
Term | Definition |
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theocracy | a government that is ruled by a religious leader |
monarchy | a government ruled by a king or queen |
oligarchy | a government ruled by a few, usually wealthy, people |
tyranny | a government ruled by a person who came to power illegally |
direct democracy | a government where all citizens participate directly by voting; this government was invented in Athens |
representative democracy | a government where citizens elect representatives to run the government; the type of democracy used by the United States |