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13 Cards in this Set
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What type of government system gives all of its power to the central (national) government? |
Unitary |
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What type of government system shares power between the government and the states? |
Federal |
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What type of government system gives all of its power to the states? |
Confederal |
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What is a direct democracy? |
When all the people came to discuss government matters. It was created in Athens, Greece. |
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What is a representative democracy? |
Where the people choose a person or a small group of people to represent them in government. It is used in the United States. |
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What is a constitutional monarchy? |
A government with a ruler from a heredity, but the people elect representatives for them in the government, and these representatives elect a ruler called a prime minister. |
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What is a democratic regime? |
A government where the people get a say in the government. |
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What is an authoritarian regime? |
A government that is ruled by a single person or a small group of people, in which the ruler or rulers does not let the people have a say in the government. |
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What is totalitarian rule? |
Where the government controls most of the people's life. The rulers control media, and use violence and scaring tactics to make people obey their law. |
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What is an ideology? |
An idea that a ruler has about life and society. |
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What is socialism? |
Where the government controls the economy. |
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What is an oligarchy? |
A government where a small group of people holds power. These people get their power because of their wealth. |
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What is a theocracy? |
A government ruled by religious leaders. Religious laws are the basis for the country's laws. |
