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Forms/Types of Govt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Direct Democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen |
| Oligarchy | rule by a few |
| Representative Democracy | A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. |
| Republic | a government in which people elect their leader |
| Absolute Monarchy | A government in which the king or queen has absolute power. |
| Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. |
| Communism | The government owns and runs all businesses and makes all economic decisions |
| Socialism | A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. |
| Federal | A system of government where the power is shared between the central (national) government and the states. |
| Confederal | A system of government where the power is given to independent states. There is little or no central (national) power. |
| Unitary | A system of government where the national government (the “unit”) conducts all functions of government. |