Africa Government Systems

system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader

• Parliamentary system

• Confederation system

• Presidential system

• Autocratic system

Citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader

• Parliamentary System

• Presidential system

• Unitary System

• Oligarchy System

This is most common system of government in Western world

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

An organization of people with similar ideas about how a country or region should be governed is called

• A congress

• A senate

• A political party

• A non-governmental organization

This is a government ruled by a king or a queen

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

In this type of monarchy, the ruler's powers are limited by a document called a constitution

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

In this type of monarchy, the ruler has no limits on their wishes or powers.

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

This government is run by one person who has all the power over the people in a country

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Aristocracy

TRUE or FALSE: a dictator's rule is not stopped by any laws, constitutions, or other social and political institutions

• True

• False

This is a government ruled by a small group of powerful people.

• Totalitarian

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

• Democracy