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Different Types of Government
Different types of Government.
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11th Grade
09/24/2012

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Anarchy
Definition
Lack of government or lawlessness. Usually resulting from a failed government. 
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Aristocracy
Definition
Government ran by a small priviledged class. 
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Authoritarian

Definition
Government in favor of complete obdenice to authority. No indiviual freedom. 
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Autocracy

Definition
When one person has complete power. 
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Communism

Definition
Type of Government with no private property. All property is common; community. 
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Confederacy
Definition
Alliances of states, parties, groups and or people coming together for unlawful purposes. 
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Constitutional Republic
Definition
A state where officials are elected by representatives. 
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Democracy

Definition
A government by the people. 
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Dictatorship

Definition
One person has absolute power over a state. 
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Direct Democracy

Definition
Power lies in the hands of the people. 
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Fascism

Definition
A dictatorship that emphasizes on extreme nationalism and sometimes racism.
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Federal

Definition
A union of a states under a central government. 
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Indirect Democracy
Definition
Representative democracy, founded on the idea of elected individuals. 
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Military Junta

Definition
Military officers rule after seizing power. 
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Monarchy

Definition
Government with a monarch (king or queen/royal family) that rule. 
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Oligarcy

Definition
A small group of people having control of a state. 
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Parliament

Definition
The members of legislature in a particular period. Usually alongside a monarchy. 
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Presidency

Definition
The office of president. 
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Socialism

Definition
System that invests in the control of production or distribution. 
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Theocratic

Definition
A government ruled by or exposed to religious authority. 
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Totalitarian

Definition
dictorial government. 
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Unitary

Definition
Government with one central unit. No spereate branches. 
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