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| A situation where there is no government. EX:Afghanistan |
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| The state plans and controls the economy, and a single, often authoritarian party, holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress towards a higher social order in which all goods are actually shared by the people. EX: China |
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| A government controlled by ONE person or a small group of people. In this form of government, the power rests with ONE person. Such power is often obtained forcibly. A dictator usually takes away much of people's freedom. EX: Iraq under Saddam |
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| A state in which powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies or provinces) retain a degree of self government; ultimate soverign power rests with the voters who choose their governmental representatives. EX: India |
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| King/Queen, Emporer/Emperess. Usually rules for life. Power passed onto the heirs. Traditional monarchy = monarch has absolute power.EX: Saudi Arabia |
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| A form of constitutional government wherein the monarch is the head of state however he or she is legally bound by the national constitution on parliamentary system in which the monarch is the head of state as a prime minister as the head of the government. EX: Japan |
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| Led by representatives of the voters.Each is individually chosen for a set period of time. The head of the country is usually an elected president. EX: USA |
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| If a government is overthrown by force, the new ruling group is sometimes called a ____________ government. EX: USA 1776 |
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| Power is held by one central authority. This can be seen in a nation where a King or Dictator holds absolute power. |
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| A group of independent states agree to limit their power and join as one nation to stengthen and benefit all states. |
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| Has power divided between one central and several regional authorities. Federal=President, Washington, DC; State=Governor, Atlanta, GA; Local=Mayor, Canton, GA |
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| One person possesses unlimited power and the citizen is allowed little if any role in the government. |
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| A small group of individuals exercise control (espcially for corrupt and selfish purposes) and again the citizens have a very limited role in the government. |
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| The supreme power lies with the people. This is the system with the greatest amount of citizen participation. The people exercise their power directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic elections. |
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| Elected members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature may have a Prime Minister elected by the legislature. |
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| A system of government in which the President is constitutionally independent of the legislature. |
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| A form of government where the rulers claim to be ruling on behalf of a set of religious ideas, or as direct agents of a deity. EX: Iran |
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| This is a country with only one political party. People are forced to do what the government tells them and may also be prevented from leaving the country. EX: Cuba |
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