Government Unit 1

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Type of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them in government

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Representative democracy

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One person runs the government making decisions for the whole group. Options: Autocracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy

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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 where one person rules a country by force and is often self-appointed

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Dictatorship

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A government run 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 branch is part of the legislative branch

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Parliamentary democracy

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Representative democracy where the executive branch is separate from the legislative branch

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Presidential democracy