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8 Cards in this Set
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Power held by one central authority (no levels)
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Unitary
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Governemnt in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature
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President
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A group of states, nations or political divisions that retain most of the power, the central authority has very little power delegated to it
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Confederation
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Government where the real excutive power is in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature (solely responsible to the legislature). May have a Prime Minsiter elected by the legislature
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Parlimentary
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Power is divided between one central and several regional authorities (central has most power with certain power being delegated to regional authorities)
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Federal
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Governemnt in which one person possesses unlimited (all) power and the citizen has little or no personal freedoms
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Autocratic
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Government by the few - a small group exercises all control - mostly for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has little to no personal freedom.
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Oligarchic
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Governemnt in which the supreme power is held by the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation - free elections
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Democratic
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