Government Unit 1

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Type of government where citizens elect leaders.

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Representative democracy.

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One person runs the government making decisions for the whole group.

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Autocracy

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Type of government where citizens vote on all major decisions.

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Direct democracy.

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Government ruled by one person through force, often self-appointed.

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Dictatorship

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Government led by a small group of leaders

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Oligarchy

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A government where citizens have decision-making power

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Democracy

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Chief executive in a parliamentary democracy

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Prime minister

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Chief executive and head of state in a presidential democracy

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President

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Representative democracy where the executive is part of the legislative branch.

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Parliamentary democracy.

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Representative democracy with separate executive and legislative branches.

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Presidential democracy.