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What is a monarchy?
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a hereditary ruler controls the government and decides what it should do
King/Queen, Sultan, Sheik,Shah |
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what is a constitutional monarchy?
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Monarchs shares power with an elected legislature'; Great Britain is an example
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What is a republic?
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The people govern without a monarch.
Often people choose representatives to make the decisions by election as in the USA |
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what is a democracy?
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Government authority is based on the will of the people and people have basic rights which cannot be taken away
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What is a dictatorship?
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Power rests in the hands of an individual or a small group that tells everyone what to do--ths person seizes control by force
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What is a totalitarian system?
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in a dictatorship, a small group in the government controls everything about your life--tv, shools, police, etc.
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What is a theocracy?
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A theocracy is a government run by religious leaders based on a certain religion. That religion become the basis of law.
Supreme Leader in Iran |
