Government of SW Asia Vocabulary

autocracy

• one person controls the government and makes all of the decisions

• a small group controls the government and makes all of the decisions

• citizens elect leaders to run the government and make the decisions

• religious leaders control the government and make all of the decisions

democracy

• one person controls the government and makes all of the decisions

• a small group controls the government and makes all of the decisions

• citizens elect leaders to run the government and make the decisions

• religious leaders control the government and make all of the decisions

Islamic republic

• one person controls the government and makes all of the decisions

• government run by Muslim religious leaders and some elected leaders

• citizens elect leaders to run the government and make the decisions

• a president controls the government and make all of the decisions

autocratic monarchy

• Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• Government ruled by a religious leader

• Citizens vote for president; the president is both the head of state and head of government

parliamentary democracy

• Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• Government ruled by a religious leader

• Citizens vote for president; the president is both the head of state and head of government

constitutional monarchy

• Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• Government ruled by a religious leader

• A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.

presidential democracy

• Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• Government ruled by a religious leader

• Citizens vote for president; the president is both the head of state and head of government

theocracy

• Citizens elect members to parliament, members of parliament select the prime minister; the prime minister is the head of government

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• The government is ruled by religious leaders.

• Citizens vote for president; the president is both the head of state and head of government

republic

• A government where the power is held by elected representatives

• King or Queen (monarch) has total power

• The government is ruled by religious leaders.

• A government where the citizens have no role in the government

legislative branch

• the branch of government that makes the laws

• the branch of government that carries out the laws

• the branch of government that interprets the laws