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SW Asia Government
Governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
Term | Definition |
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Democracy | Citizens have the right to vote for their leaders |
Parliamentary Democracy | Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government |
Autocratic Monarchy | government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch. |
Autocratic | supreme power (social and political) is concentrated in the hands of one person |
Israel's Government | Israel has a parliamentary democracy type of government |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia has a autocratic monarchy type of government |
Turkey | Turkey has a parliamentary democracy type of government |
Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders |
Personal Freedoms | as of personal security, personal liberty, and private property; appertaining to the person |
Human Rights | rights (such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons |