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Civics Vocab
Civics vocabulary terms
Question | Answer |
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Democratic | A form of citizen participation where all citizens have voting rights. |
Autocratic | A form of citizen participation where one person holds all of the power. |
Absolute Monarchy | Form of government where a ruler has supreme power, usually for life and by right of birth. |
Presidential Democracy | Form of government where the leader is directly elected by all citizens and then forms the government by selecting people to fill important roles. |
Islamic Republic | Form of government ruled by Islamic beliefs and laws with some voting power in the hands of the people. |
Communism | Form of government in which the government owns all resources and there is limited political and economic freedom for the citizens. |
Parliamentary Democracy | Form of government where the elected group with the most representatives in the legislature forms the government and this group’s leader becomes the head of the executive branch of the country. |