SS.7.CG.3.2 Vocabulary

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confederal

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A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.

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governor

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The head of a state government.

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parliamentary

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A system of government where power lies with the legislative body and the leader of a country is part of the legislature.

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president

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The head of state, or leader, in a federal system.

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prime minister

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the head of state in a parliamentary system

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unitary

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a system of government where almost all power is located with the central government

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monarch

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a person, such as a king or queen, who reigns over a kingdom or an empire

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dictator

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a person who rules with complete and absolute power

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authoritarian

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Rulers answer only to themselves.

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totalitarian

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Rulers try to control every aspect of citizens’ lives, including their religious, cultural, political, and personal activities.