Unit 1 Government Terms/HAW

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A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

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Democracy

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A form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter" and is not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Republic

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The authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections.

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Consent of the Governed

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A system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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A form of government in which a single person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

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Dictatorship

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A system of government where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is directly accountable to, the legislature (parliament); the executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected.

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Parliamentary

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A system of government where a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch.

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Presidential

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A system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

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Federal

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A system of government in which sovereign states delegate power to a central government for specific purposes.

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Confederal

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A system of government where the central government holds the majority of the power, with any administrative divisions exercising only powers that the central government chooses to delegate.

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Unitary