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Govt. and Literacy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Literacy Rate | The total percentage of the population of an area at a particular time aged seven years or above who can read and write with understanding. |
| Standard of Living | The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community. |
| Unitary | A unitary system of government, or unitary state, is a sovereign state governed as a single entity. |
| Confederation | An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league. |
| Federal | Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs. |
| Autocracy | A system of government by one person with absolute power. |
| Oligarchy | A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
| Democracy | A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. |
| Presidential Democracy | A presidential system is a democratic and republican system of government where a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. |
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