click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
CL M3L1 Key Terms
Civic Literacy Module 3 Lesson 1 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Anarchy | No government. |
Autocracy | One person or political party has political power. |
Dictatorship | One person has supreme political power. |
Totalitarian | Government exercises absolute power on all aspects of life and takes away the rights of individual citizens. |
Monarchy | Government where there is a king or queen. |
Absolute Monarchy | Government where the king or queen have absolute power. |
Limited Monarchy | Government where the king or queen's power is limited by a constitution or elected body. |
Theocracy | Government that the religion is the acting government and God is the source of government authority. |
Oligarchy | Government where only a few people rule the country. |
Direct Democracy | A form of democracy in which all citizens vote on policies. |
Representative Democracy | A form of democracy in which citizens vote for representatives to vote on policies in their place. |