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| The group who holdstye authority in a country; makes, enforces, and interprets the law. |
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| a group of people, having a defined territory, a government, and the right to rule themselves |
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| a form in which has only ONE level or one extremly strong levelof central government (the national government) |
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| A form of government in which a single ruler holds all of the power; in general a type of dictatorship |
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| A form of government with multiple levels (national, state ,local) which share the governing powers |
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| A form of government with multiple levels (national,state, local); more power is gone to local or state |
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| A form of government ruled by a relatively small group of people; in general a type of dictatorship |
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| Generally, any form of government in which the people are allowed to participate in decision making |
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| Any form of government in which the governing powers are divided into two branches; the law enforces /law makers(leg./ exec.) , and the law interpreters (jud.). In this system , the leg. (i.e. the parliment) often chooses the head of the executive branch |
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