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oligarchy |
is a political system in which power is held by a small group of people |
these people are usually members of the upper class such as nobles or military officers |
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monarchy |
power is held by a King queeen emperor or empress |
this leader generally rules until the end of hid or her life time Then leadership is passed on to his or her heirs |
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traditional monarchy |
the leader has absolute power |
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Constitutional monarchy |
Such as Great Britain or the Netherlands the rulers powers are limited by laws that may be written or unwritten in modern constitutional monarchies the ruler has little power and functions mainly as thermal Head of State |
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dictatorship |
is type of government in which a single leader exercises absolute power over nearly every aspect of life in country |
included political social and economic issues the leader or dictator is not bound by any rules and can enact or change laws at will elections if they are permitted are usually meaningless because no transfer or power is allowed |
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democracy |
Citizens exercise power on their own behalf |
Every citizen has a voice either directly or through elect representatives |
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Direct democracy |
In which all citizens participate directly in making lies and in the government |
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representative democracies |
In which citizens elect representatives to carry out the functions of government |
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parliamentary democracy |
Such as those in Australia Great Britain and Canada is type of government in which government leaders are chosen by political party that holds a major of seats in the Legislature or Parliament based on elections |
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presidential democracy |
Such as those in the United States and France fraction somewhat differently this kind of democracy is headed by a power of chief executive called the president who is elected by the voters generally for set # of years |
The president is separated from the Legislature and exercise a considerable amount of Independence power but his or her actions are limited by constitutional and other laws |
