HARD Sw Asia Governments
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| a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority | Anarchy
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| country ruled by a person, an autocrat, with absolute, unlimited power | Autocracy
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| a single party holds the power and dominates all aspects of life in a country; the government owns large industries, businesses, and most of the land (China, Vietnam) | Communism
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| a representative democracy where people elect representatives to exercise power for them (United States, Kenya, South Africa) | Republic
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| a country in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the states, colonies, or provinces have some self-government; ultimate power rests with the voters who choose their governmental representatives (India, United States) | Federal Republic
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| a republic government based on the laws of Islam (Saudi Arabia, Iran) | Islamic Republic
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| a form of government in which a Deity (God) is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity’s laws are interpreted by religious authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.) (Iran) | Theocracy
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| Anarchy | a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority
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| a country ruled by a person, an autocrat, with absolute, unlimited power | Autocracy
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| a single party holds the power and dominates all aspects of life in a country; the government owns large industries, businesses, and most of the land (China, Vietnam) | Communism
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| Republic | a representative democracy where people elect representatives to exercise power for them (United States, Kenya, South Africa)
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| a republic government based on the laws of Islam (Saudi Arabia, Iran) | Islamic Republic
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| Federal Republic | a country in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the states, colonies, or provinces have some self
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| Theocracy | a form of government in which a Deity (God) is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity’s laws are interpreted by religious authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc) (Iran)
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| Democracy | a form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by majority (United States)
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| Democratic Republic | a country in which the supreme power is held by the citizens who are entitled to vote for representatives responsible to them (United States)
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| Constitutional Democracy | a country in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution (the United States)
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| a president or prime minister is the head of state, but the people elect the members of the parliament (Israel) | Parliamentary Democracy
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| Monarchy (also Absolute Monarchy) | a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a monarch (king, queen, prince) who rules over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right (Saudi Arabia)
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| Parliamentary Monarchy | a country headed by a monarch where actual power rests in the legislative body called the parliament
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| Constitutional Monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch (king or queen) is strictly limited by a constitution and most of the government powers belong to elected officials (Great Britain, Japan)
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| Oligarchy | government by the few, sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes (The citizen has a very limited role) (People’s Republic of China, Libya, Iran)
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| Dictatorship | form of government in which a ruler has absolute power; the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders (North Korea, Cuba, Sudan)
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| Sultanate | similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of an Islamic country)
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| Totalitarian | a government that controls the country without opposition; a government party has strict control of all aspects of life without any opposition
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