Unit 2A Government Vocabulary

Absolute Monarchy

• A government with a king/queen that makes is limited by a constitution

• A government with a king/queen that makes all decisions

Citizen

• A person who is not a part of any country

• A person living in a country who has rights and responsibilities granted by the government.

• A person living in a country who has no rights granted by the government

• A type of government

Vote, jury duty, pay taxes

• The responsibilities of a citizen

• The rights of a citizen

A government that controls all aspects of life.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Constitutional Monarchy

A government that has a king/queen that governs within laws which limit his or her power.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Constitutional Monarchy

A document that organizes a government and states its power.

• Law

• Constitution

• Bill

• Senate

A government in which a single person or small group of people has complete power over others.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

A government in which citizens elect representatives to make decision and run the government.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

The political, economic and cultural freedoms that all humans should have.

• Responsibilities

• Human Rights

• Citizens

• Voting

A government in which some control (through laws) is placed on the leadership's powers, leaders must obey the laws

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government