Government Vocabulary

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

• Government

• Autocratic

• Democratic

A government where political authority rests with a single leader.

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Bicameral

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

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Parliament

Only consists of one house

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Parliament

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

• Autocratic

• Parliament

• Democratic

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

• Political Party

• President

• Prime Minister

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

• Prime Minister

• President

• Autocratic

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

• Prime Minister

• President

• Autocratic

Common name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy.

• Bicameral

• Territory

• Parliament

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

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocratic

• Government