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Types of Government
Question | Answer |
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Government | the organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people |
citizen | a legal member of a country |
Autocracy | A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual |
anarchy | absence of government, a state of lawlessness, political disorder |
dictatorship | A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority. |
Totalitarian | a government that controls ALL aspect of the people's lives by taking away ALL freedoms |
Communism | a government and economic system that revolves around the government owning all property and businesses. Each member of society works and the government provides everyone with food, clothing, and housing. |
Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen |
Constitutional Monarchy | A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. |
Parliament | the lawmaking body of British government |
Theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people |
Democracy | government by the people |
Direct Democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
Representative Democracy (Republic) | A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. |
Tyranny | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
Absolute Monarchy | A government in which the king or queen has absolute power. |
Aristocracy | A form of government where the power is confined to the wealthy. The upper class has all the power. |
federation | a collection of individual states that partially govern themselves and are joined by a central government |
Laws | written rules by the government to guide and protect its citizens |
Functions of Governemnt | keep order, provide security, provide services, guide the community |
Levels of Government | federal, state, local |
Federal Government | makes laws for the nation makes rules for citizens overseas foreign policy, elections, military |
State Government | Makes laws for the state, oversees education, overseas public health, sets up local governments |
local government | run counties, cities, towns provide schools, police, fire departments provide road maintenance, snow removal, trash collection |