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16 Cards in this Set
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A government whose authority is based on citizen's votes, which are represented by elected or nominated officials chosen in free elections. |
Republic
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A government where priests rule in the name of God or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or consistent with the principles of a particular religion. |
Theocracy |
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A government where scientists and technical experts are in control of the state, and where rulers are selected on the basis of their knowledge/skill rather than wealth/power |
Technology |
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A state of absence of law, a state of lawlessness and disorder ( usually resulting from a failure of government) |
Anarchy |
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Rule of the few. It is a form of power structure inwhich power effectively rests with a faction of persons or families
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Oligarchy |
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Government or authority of an absolute ruler;arbitrary exercise of power over subjects not requisite for the purposes ofgovernment/approved by law and justice
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Tyranny |
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A political organization characterized by union ofsmall states, groups or parties, which are self-governed in internal affairsand are united under a central government
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Federation |
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It refers to a group or coalition that takes controlof the state after overthrowing a government. Usually this is done by amilitary group.
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Junta |
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Means “rule of the people”. Theterm today refers to a political system in which the people or their electedrepresentatives govern themselves.
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Democracy |
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A government controlled by absolute power, and in thehands of a single person with minimal restraints on the decisions and lack ofany mechanisms of popular control
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Autocracy |
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It is a way of ruling that advocates total control ofthe people and seeks to promote the ancestral and cultural values and eradicateforeign influences.
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Fascism |
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A government where supreme authority is vested in asingle and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can varyfrom absolute to none at all
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Monarchy |
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Government ruled by the rich or power provided bywealth, often used to describe a wealthy class ruling a government, often frombehind the scenes
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Plutocracy |
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One in which a single political authority regulatestotal control over state and that is centralized and dictatorial
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Totalitarian |
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As a system of government, communism is a system ofgovernment in which the state owns and operates industry on behalf of thepeople.
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Communism |
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A form of government where the power rests entirely onone person or a group of people. This rule could be acquired by inheritance orforce and is usually oppressive
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Dictatorship |
