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Political Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anarchy | No government exists or the belief that there should be no government. |
| Authoritarian/Totalitarian | A name for a group of governments in witch the power of the government is more important than individual freedoms & rights. Communism, dictatorship & fascism are specific examples of this group of governments. |
| Communism | A political & economic system led by a dictatorship by a person or political party in witch the government owns & controls all business. Citizens have few, if any rights. |
| Dictatorship | Government in witch the leader has all the power. |
| Fascism | Government that is headed by a dictator that exalts nationalism & often race above the individual, and imposes severe economic & and social regulation, and forcible suppression of the opposition. |
| Bureaucracy | Not a government but a term referring to a body of non-elected government officials organized into a hierarchy each with a specific function; synonymous with the term "red-tape." |
| Confederacy | Smaller independent governments loosely allied together under one larger government. |
| Pure Democrocy | A government in witch everyone has a say and a vote on everything; individual freedoms are valued. |
| Representative Democracy | A government in witch the government is organized as a republic in witch citizens elect their representatives; individual freedoms are valued. |
| Feudalism | A medieval political & economic system based on the holding of land with an emphasis on local government, protection & self-sufficiency in witch a lord gives a vassal control of land in return for a pledge of loyalty & and other economic concessions. |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by a royal family with a king or emperor, and/or queen or empress. |
| Absolute Monarchy | A government ruled by a monarch who has all the power. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A government in witch a monarch and a law makeing body share power. |
| Oligarehy | A government controlled by a few people; also called a plutocracy. |
| Theocracy | A government controlled by religous leaders. |
| Parlimentary | A government whose leader is the leader of the majority political party, and stays in power as long as his/her party does. |
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