SS7CG3: Southwest Asia Government Flashcard

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Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

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The people play a role in deciding who rules.

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A "president" got rid of elections, but rules with his military. What type of government is this?

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Autocracy

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Government run only by a few people. Sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has a very limited role.

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Oligarchy

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Government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.

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Democracy

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A system of government in which the leader is elected by the citizens and is constitutionally independent of the legislature.

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Presidential democracy

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What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

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A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

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How are a democracy, oligarchy, and autocracy DIFFERENT?

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the role of the citizen

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What kind of government has the MOST citizen participation? Options: Democratic, Autocratic, Oligarchic, Dictatorship

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Democratic

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In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government? Options: Prime Minister, President, Monarch, Dictator

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Prime Minister

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Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government.

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Autocracy