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9 Cards in this Set
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government |
formal structures and institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled |
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doctatorship |
system of rule in which one person or small group can hold unlimited power of government |
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monarchy |
government is headed by one person who exercised supreme authority |
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parliamentary |
the chief executive is the leader who's party holds the most seats in the legislature after an election |
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direct democraxy |
citizens meet regularly in a popular assembly to discuss issues (majority of people) |
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representative democracy republic |
people are the ultimate source of government authority (laws) |
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anarchy |
no government at all |
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oligarchy |
rule by few |
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authoritarian |
people are subject to the rule or power of the government at the expense of personal freedom |
