Systems of Government Vocabulary

a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government

• quadruple system

• federal system

• unitary system

• confederal system

a system of government where all power is located with the central government

• quadruple system

• federal system

• unitary system

• confederal system

a system of government where power is shared between a central government and states

• quadruple system

• federal system

• unitary system

• confederal system

a system of government where power lies with the legislative body and the leader of the country is part of the legislature

• parliamentary system

• federal system

• presidential system

• confederal system

A republican system of government in which voters choose a president to lead the executive branch of government, which is separate from the other two branches.

• parliamentary system

• federal system

• presidential system

• confederal system

the head of state in a parliamentary system

• prime minister

• president

• dictator

• king

the head of state in a presidential system

• prime minister

• president

• dictator

• king

a person's citizenship at birth is determined by the country where he or she was born

• law of blood

• unitary system

• law of soil

• federal system

a person's citizenship at birth is the same as that of his or her biological mother or father

• law of blood

• unitary system

• law of soil

• federal system

a form of government where citizens have all the power

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• dictatorship