Forms of Government and Key Concepts

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Oligarchy

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a form of government in which a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

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Autocracy

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a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

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Presidential Democracy

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a form of government in which the citizens directly elect a president

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Parliamentary Democracy

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a system of government where the head of government is NOT separate from the legislative branch

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Constitutional Monarchy

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country where a king or queen is officially head of the country but has no real power. e.g. UK

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Communist dictatorship

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a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people

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What form of government does India have?

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parliamentary democracy

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What form of government does North Korea have?

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communist dictatorship; autocracy

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What form of government does China have?

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oligarchy; communist state

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What form of government does South Korea have?

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presidential democracy