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Types of government
Term | Definition |
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Republic | rule by the consent of the people |
Direct democracy | a form of government where citizen have an actual say in the government |
Democracy | a type of government where citizen elect repersentives to make decision for them |
Representive democracy | citizen elect people to speak for them (united states) |
where did democracy come from | Greece |
where did republic come from | Rome |
examples of direct democracy | Greece and new england town |
what is the postive part of direct democracy | forces participation |
what is the negative part of direct democracy | difficult to enforce with large population |
Absolute Monarchy | monarch has complete and unlimited power to rule his or her people |
example of absolute monarchy | Saubi rabia |
Dictorship | usually controlled by one person allows very little freedom |
Theocracy | type of government that is ruled by religious leader |
who says this '' good people are made unhappy and corrupted by their expellencesi in society'' | Jean jacques |
Popular sovereignty | the idea that power lies with the people |
communist | government controls all aspects of life for its citizen |
examples of communist country | china and russia |
Oligarchy | government that is ruled by a small group of people |
Mayflower compact | rule woud by the consent of the people (men) |
Why are president and prime minister different from each other | The President chooses Cabinet members from outside Congress. The Prime Minister chooses Cabinet members that are almost always members of parliament. |