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civics study stack
government and money
Question | Answer |
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A body or group that rules a nation,state, or community | Government |
Technically, a state or nation is the same thing. They have gov't, people, and borders. | State/Nation |
A type of government where people elect their leaders; a representative democracy (United States) | Republic |
A type of government with a dictatorship; rule by one person (North Korea) | Totalitarian |
A government where people (citizens) have the power/voice | Democracy |
A republic; a government ruled by its citizens through elections | Representative democracy |
A democracy where ALL citizens participate in government equally; There are no elections because all citizens have a voice and participate in all governing. | Direct democracy |
A government ruled by one, totalitarian (North Korea) | Dictatorship |
A government ruled by few | Oligarchy |
A government ruled by a religious leader (Ex. Pope and the Vatican city | Theocracy |