guvment
Monarch with unlimited power
Absolute Monarch
two wolves and a lamb deciding what's for lunch
straight democracy
the people completely invest their authority in a central government
unitary system
the chief executive is elected separately from the legislature
Presidential system
Powers assigned to the national government by the constitution
delegated powers
Authoritative form of government that acts without the people's consent or input
dictatorship
two wolves and a lamb deciding what's for lunch under the rule of law along with other representatives
Republic
power is split between national and regional governments
Federalism
the legislature adn the executive are elected together
parliamentary system
Lower house of Congress
House of Representatives
system of government with an elite ruling class that wields absolute power
totalitarianism
People's republic of Korea
An example of a country with the name republic that is NOT a republic
system where regional governments have more authority than the national government
confederate government
four years
the term US presidents are elected to
Congress with two houses
bicameral
self appointed form of dictatorial government run by an elite group
Oligarchy
absence of government
anarchy
system where the people are allowed to participate in managing the country
popular government
Most common form of electing the nation's leaders
parliamentary system
Powers shared by local and national governments
concurrent powers
state in which the supreme power rests in the people & their elected officials
republic
The one who leads has the biggest gun
dictatorship
Most monarchies today
Constitutional Monarchy
seizes power by military or police power
dictator
powers kept by the states & the people
reserved powers