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Types of Gov Econ
Terms on Types of Governments and Economies
| Traditional Economy | the people stick to their beliefs, many times they aren't modern |
| Market economy | Supply and demand control market |
| Command economy | Market is regulated by government |
| Mixed economy | Free enterprise with some government control |
| federal system | national, state, local levels of government share power |
| confederal system | independent states join together |
| Government | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
| Direct Democracy | When the citizens vote on issues themselves |
| Oligarchy | A small group of people rule |
| Parliamentary Democracy | When citizens elect their representatives, and they vote vote for Prime Minister; citizens vote INDIRECTLY |
| Monarchy | Someone gains power hereditarily |
| Dictatorship | Someone takes power for themselves |
| Representative Democracy | The people elect leaders to run the government for them |
| Communism (Economy) | The government owns and controls production |
| Capitalism | An economic system where the market is controlled by the forces of supply and demand |
| Theocracy | The government is controlled by religious leaders |
| Totalitarian (Political) | The government has complete control over society |