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Government
review of types of government and distribution of power
Term | Definition |
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oligarchy | rule by a few |
democracy | all citizens may vote and participate |
autocracy | one ruler with complete power- like a king or dictator |
parliamentary democracy | a form of democracy with a prime minister as head of government who is elected from the legislature |
presidential democracy | a form of government in which citizens directly vote for the head of government |
federal | where power is equally distributed or shared with the central and state or local government |
unitary | where power is held by the central government and is not distributed |
confederation | states or countries volunteer to give power to the central government, but retain the right to withdrawn that power or leave |
theocracy | form of government where religious leaders hold the power of the government |
monarchy | a form of government that has a queen or king |
prime minister | the head of government in a parliamentary government |
Saudi Arabia | a country with a monarch |
Israel | a country with a parliamentary democracy |
Iran | a country with a theocratic governmnet |