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Oligarchy |
Rule by a few small groups of people usually members of the military or economic elite |
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Direct democracy |
Citizens meet regularly in a popular assembly to pass laws and vote for leaders |
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Republic |
People elect representative to make decisions on their behalf |
Indirect form of democracy |
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Unitary system |
All authority vested in a central government regional and local governments derive their powers |
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Federal system |
Political organization in which power is divided among a central government and territorial subdivisions |
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Confederal system |
An alliance of independent states manifesting a degree of national unity through a central government of united powers |
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Parliamentary system |
The chief executive is the leader who holds the most seats in the legislatures after an election |
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