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Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government.

• oligarchy
• autocracy
• democracy
• republic

A form of government in which power is held by one central authority.

• unitary
• federal
• confederation
• republic

Government run by only a few people. Sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has a very limited role. Example: ancient Rome and Greece

• democracy
• autocracy
• oligarchy
• republic

A form of government in which power is shared equally between one central and several regional authorities.

• autocracy
• unitary
• confederation
• federal

Government in which the people have the power. The people, directly or indirectly through a system of representation, vote in free elections.

• autocracy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• dictatorship

A loosely organized group of independent states or nations that govern themselves but agree to form an alliance for some common cause. The regional authorities have more power than the central authority. EXAMPLE:  European Union

• unitary
• federal
• confederation
• oligarchy

A system of government in which the president is elected by the citizens and is constitutionally independent of the legislature.

• autocracy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary democracy
• presidential democracy

How are federal, confederate, and unitary systems of government DIFFERENT?

• the election of the three branches of government
• the sharing of power between the different levels of government
• the law making process
• the role of the citizen

How are a democracy, oligarchy, and autocracy DIFFERENT?

• the sharing of power between different levels of government
• the election of the three branches of government
• the role of the citizen
• the law making process

What form of government is a dictatorship?

• democracy
• oligarchy
• autocracy
• monarchy