Government Vocabulary

A system of people, laws, and officials that define and control a country.

A government where political authority rests with a single leader.

Having a legislature divided into a upper and lower house (two houses).

Only consists of one house

A government where political authority rests with a nation's citizens.

An organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic positions within a given nation.

A title often given to the head of government (and state) in a presidential democracy.

The title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy.

Common name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy.

A form of representative government in which citizens elect legislators and entrust these legislators to select the nations chief executive.