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Canada's Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| government | a system of rules (laws) and the people that have the power to make |
| Citizen | a person who is a member of a nation or political community and has all of the rights and responsibilities that go with that |
| Autocracy | a form of government where all of the power is placed in one leader's hands |
| Democracy | a form of government where the people being governed hold all of the power |
| Executive Branch | the branch or arm of government that enforces the laws and includes the leaders such as presidents and prime ministers |
| Presidential Democracy | a form of government where a president (the country's leader) is elected by the citizens of the country |
| Legislative Branch | the part of a government that writes or creates the laws of a country or state: a parliament is a type of legislative branch; in the US |
| Parliament | a name given to a group of people who make or write the laws for a nation (in this case |
| Parliamentary Democracy | a form of government where the laws and main decisions of a country are made by a parliament (the group of people elected by the citizens) |
| Presidential Government | a form of government where a president or leader acts as the decision maker of an executive branch separate from a legislative branch |
| Democratic Republic | a form of government where the citizens vote for the people who make the laws and also vote for the leader of the country |
| Commonwealth of Nations(British Commonwealth) | a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries |
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