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Different Types of Government
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11th Grade
09/25/2012

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Anarchy
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Complete absence of government. No law or order and chaos reins entirely
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Aristocracy
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A group of few elite citizens rule together instead of one power leader.
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Authoritarian
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Government based on giving all authority to one person or a group of people.
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Autocracy
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All power is given to one person. Very similar to a monarchy and the two are almost synonymous.
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Communism
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The state is governed by a single party that says it does things for the working class.
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Constitutional Republic
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A republic that is governed by the laws of the constitution that founded it.
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Democracy
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All citizens have a say in electing a representative for there state that have a say in how things work.
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Dictatorship
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Similar to an autocracy. One person is given all the power and rules by themselves.
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Direct Democracy
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- Citizens all vote on nearly every decision that is made for the government and elect a leader.
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Fascism
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- When a government unites under one identity or religious belief
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Federal
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A group of states with a federation that rules over it.
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Indirect Democracy
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The people elect people to make decisions for them instead of making all the decisions themselves.
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Military Junta
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- The government is lead by a group of military leaders who make decisions.
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Monarchy
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Involves a royal family where people believe their leader has a divine right to rule and make all laws and decisions.
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Oligarchy
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- Power resides with a small number of people whether a royal family or wealthy people.
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Parliament
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- A form of democratic government where a legislature draws there rules from a document
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Presidency
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- A leader is elected by the people to oversee the government
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Socialism
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- A form of economic government where everything is equal and the government controls the economy
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