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Interim Review
Sem2
Term | Definition |
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Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
Parliamentary Democracy | form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. |
Cuba's Government | Communist party, and a dictator. |
Amazon River | Largest river by discharge in South America. |
Amazon Rain forest | Worlds largest tropical rain forest |
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. |
Dictatorship | a form of government in which a country or a group of countries is ruled by a single party or individual or by a polity and power is exercised through various mechanisms to ensure that the entity's power remains strong. |
Legislature | Law making branch. |
Executive | branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch. |
Prime Minister | the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state. |