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unit 2 Gov. words
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legislature | The law of making a body of a goverment |
| Dictatorship | A form of government |
| Prime Minister | The head of government in a Parliamentary |
| Monarchy | Ruled by a king or queen |
| Presidential Democracy | A system of government in which the president is directly elected by the citizens |
| Democracy | A country or nation that receives its power from the people |
| Parliamentary democracy | executive power is vested in a legislature. the legislature selects the executive branch. |
| Autocratic | one person possesses unlimited government power |
| head of state | ceremonial position with unlimited government power |
| head of government | leader of government with the most influence and power |
| executive | branch of government responsible for carrying out the laws |
| personal freedom | basic rights that include the right to vote,equal rights and freedom of the press speech and religion |