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A form of government where power rests with the people
Democracy
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Rule by an individual who has full power - Usually one that is taken by force (NOT a king or queen)
Dictatorship
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What two types of democracy are there?
Direct and Representative
Agreement among people in a society with their government
Social Contract
Federal
U.S. Form of Government
Representative Democracy/Republic
Rule by a small group of elite individuals
Oligarchy
Set of rules and standards
Laws
U.S. System of Government
Federal
The type of democracy where citizens elect someone to govern for them is a ____________________
representative democracy
Mexico's System of Government
Federal
Japan's System of Government
Unitary
King or Queen with complete power
Absolute Monarchy
Ruled by King or Queen, but limited by a constitution
Constitutional Monarchy
The two types of Democracy
Direct and Representative
This means there is NO government - only CHAOS
Anarchy
Citizens vote directly on laws and policies.
direct democracy
Rule by a religious group
Theocracy
Give two examples of a government with COMPLETE power given to ONE person
Dictatorship and Absolute Monarchy
True or False: the U.S. was originally part of an absolute monarchy
True (the 13 Colonies were part of the Kingdom of England)
True or False: A government can be both a monarchy and a democracy at the same time.
True
A representative democracy is also known by what term?
A Republic
How do monarchs (king or queen) come to power?
The inherit it from their parents