Types of Government

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A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few

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Oligarchy

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Government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others.

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Autocracy

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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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Democracy

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Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

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small group of powerful rulers

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What type of government is ruled by force?

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Dictatorship

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What is a federal system?

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A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and regional governments.

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What system of government do we utilize in the United States?

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Federal System

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A form of government in which citizens choose representatives through free and fair elections to make decisions on their behalf.

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Representative Democracy

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In a Unitary system, most of the power is in the hands of the: voters, local government, central government, central and local government

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central government

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

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The voters get to choose people that make the laws.