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Vocabulary List # 6
Government
Term | Definition |
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Citizen participation | the level of involvement that people are included in the economic, social, cultural and political processes that affect their lives. |
Autocracy | A government in which power is held by a single self-appointed ruler. |
Legislature | A body of persons who have the power to make, amend, and repeal laws. |
Parliament | The legislature in a parliamentary democracy, like that in the United Kingdom. The legislature makes laws. |
Parliamentary democracy | In this type of government, the citizens elect representatives to parliament to make laws and decisions. The parliament then elects a Prime Minister from among the representatives. |
Prime Minister | The head of government/chief executive in a parliamentary system of democracy, responsible for running the day-to-day operations of government |
Presidential democracy | In this type of government, the elected head of the executive branch acts independently of the legislative and judicial branches. |
President | an official head of government/chief executive, and may be head of state. |
Democracy | A government in which governing depends on the will of the people. (power is held by the people) |
Chancellor | The title for the Head of Government/Chief Executive in Germany |
Head of State | The role of the head of state is primarily representative or ceremonial, serving to symbolize the unity and integrity of the state at home and abroad. |