Basic Government Vocab Review

A type of government where the power to govern is held by ONE person.

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Unitary

A type of government where a small, elite group makes all the decisions. Usually get power from military, wealth, or social status

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Unitary

A type of government in which citizens hold the power. Citizens can elect the leader and run for office.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Federal

A form of democracy in which people vote for the legislative body, which in turn selects the country's leader (usually a Prime Minister).

• Presidential Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Unitary Democracy

A form of democracy in which citizens elect both the legislative body and the country's leader.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Unitary Democracy

In a parliamentary democracy, this person leads the country. He/She is chosen by the parliament, not the people.

• President

• Monarch

• Dictator

• Prime Minister

This person is elected by the citizens to run a country

• Prime Minister

• President

• Monarch

• Dictator

A form of government led by a king or queen.

• Confederation

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

A ruler who has absolute power and usually takes power by force.

• President

• Dictator

• Monarch

• Prime Minister

A system of government where the power to govern is shared between the central and regional governments.

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederate

• Monarchy