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Who Rules?
Vocabulary for iCivics unit Who Rules?
Question | Answer |
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autocracy | a government in which one person has all the power |
monarchy | a type of autocracy in which a king or queen rules the country |
dictatorship | a type of autocracy in which one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives |
democracy | a government in which all citizens hold the political power |
representative democracy | a government in which citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government |
direct democracy | a government in which citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country |
oligarchy | a government in which a small group of people has all the power |
junta | an oligarchy composed of military officers who rule a country after taking it over by force |
theocracy | a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority |
anarchy | nobody is in control; no government is present |