6th grade Government Vocabulary Words

The people and system that has authority to make laws, enforce laws, and interpret laws

• Legislature

• Government

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Rights

A group of people organized to acquire and exercise political power.

• 3 branches of Government

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Political Party

A state's government is divided into branches with separate powers and responsibilities.

• Fusion of Power

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Separation of powers

The person who has the most authority in an organization or business.

• Owner

• Chief Executive

• Executive Chief

• President

A government in which branches are fused together. Citizens do not vote for the leader of the country.

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocracy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Presidential democracy

A ruler with total power over a country who takes control by force.

• Autocracy

• Chief executive

• Dictator

• Monarch

A government that allows a king or queen to be the official head of state but has little power in the government.

• Autocracy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

The act of limiting what people can hear, see, or say in the media.

• Banned

• Rights

• Voting

• Censorship

A formal expression of opinion or choice (as by ballot in an election).

• Decision

• Voting

• Rights

• Law

A country or nation where the people hold supreme power.

• Autocracy

• Presidential democracy

• Democracy

• Parliamentary democracy