UNIT 11 VOCAB: Comparative Gov't (HRMSCivics)

a type of government by one person with absolute power

• autocracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

a type of government where a small group of people have control

• autocracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

form of government where all eligible citizens debate and decide important public issues

• autocracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

a form of government where citizens choose a group of people to make laws, and govern on their behalf

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

A king or queen inherits power and rules with supreme power through the divine right of God.

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

The king or queen has a role that is often just ceremonial. Voters elect representatives in a lawmaking body and have a prime minister that heads the government.

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy aka "limited monarchy"

Democracy works on the principle of ____ or more than half, of the members of a community has the power to make laws that everyone in the community must follow.

• majority rule

• minority rule

• dictatorship

A ___ or set of rules, dictates cultural and social norms that regulate the operation of government.

• ordinance

• bill

• regime

A __ system consists of member states that have agreed to join together voluntarily. (U.S. under the Articles of Confederation).

• federal

• confederal

• unitary

In a ____ system, power is divided among a central, national government, and smaller self-governing political units such as states. U.S., Brazil, and Germany are examples.

• federal

• confederal

• unitary