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Government

6th grade social studies - government

TermDefinition
oligarchy A government ruled by a few powerful people; citizens have a medium amount of participation
autocracy the ruler has absolute, or total, power to do whatever he or she wishes; citizens have a low amount of participation
democracy citizens have the power in choosing their leaders; citizens have a high amount of participation
Parliamentary Democracy government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body which chooses a prime minister to head the government
Presidential Democracy A form of government in which the citizens directly elect a president
government the system by which a country is organized
legislative branch its main purpose is to create laws for the country
executive branch main purpose is to enforce, or carry-out, the laws passed by the legislative branch
judicial branch in charge of the courts in a country that settle disputes among citizens and between citizens and the government
citizen participation how much power the citizens have in terms of rights and selecting their leaders
dictatorship one person controls the entire country
absolute monarchy the sovereign, such as the king or queen, has all of the power
head of government the person in charge of the day-to-day business of running a country
head of state a leader, usually in a parliamentary democracy, who does not have very much power
constitutional monarchy a king or queen, only has whatever powers that are stated in the constitution
bicameral Two houses of legislature
unicameral One-house legislature
political party an organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic position within a given nation
Prime Minister the title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy
President the title often given to the head of government (and state) in a presidential democracy
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