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S.S. Government
This is more that 18 Flash Cards you might need for studying the government!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anarchy | -a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought by the absence of governmental authority. |
| Autocracy | -a country ruled by a person(autocrat)with absolute, unlimited power. |
| Communism | -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(Vietnam, China) |
| Republic | -a representative democracy where people elect representatives to exercise power for them(U.S., Kenya, South Africa) |
| Communism | -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(Vietnam, China) |
| Islamic Republic | -a republic government based on the laws of Islam(Saudi Arabia, Iran) |
| Republic | -a representative democracy where people elect representatives to exercise power for them(U.S., Kenya, South Africa) |
| 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-government;ultimate power with the voters who choose their governmental representatives(India, U.S., Germany, Austria) |
| 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 (Bishop, mullahs, etc.) (Iran) |
| Democracy | -a form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by |
| Democracy | -a form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by the majority |
| Democratic Republic | -a country in which the supreme power is held by the citizens who are entitled to vote for representatives responsible to them |
| Constitutional Democracy | -a country in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution(U.S.) |
| Parliamentary Democracy | -a president or prime minister is the head of state, but the people elect the members of parliament.(Israel) |
| Monarchy (also Absolute Monarchy) | -a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a monarch(king, queen, or prince) who rules over a state of territory, usually for life and by hereditary right (Saudi Arabia) |
| Parliamentary Monarchy | - a country headed by a monarch where actual power rests in the legislative body called the parliament. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | -a system of government in which a monarch (king, queen, or prince) is strictly limited by a constitution and most of the government powers belongs to the elected officials. |
| Oligarchy | government by few, sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. |
| 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 |
| Sultanate | -similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in of a sultan |
| 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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