Unit 1 Topic 1 Vocab: Purpose and Types of Government

the state or quality of being free

• governance

• liberty
• rights

• social contract

the act of overseeing and directing the resources, actions, and responsibilities of a group or place

• governance

• supervision
• coordination
• administration

the group or organization that makes decisions on behalf of the people in a political unit, such as a country, state, or city

• capitalism

• social contract

• democracy

• government

a government in which the people hold power

• oligarchy
• democracy
• monarchy
• autocracy

a government in which citizens vote directly on the issues that affect them

• Participatory governance
• Representative government
• Direct democracy
• Indirect democracy

the lawmaking body in a government

• Council
• Parliament
• Assembly
• Legislature

a society governed by representatives of the people

• Oligarchic rule
• Republic

• Direct democracy
• Monarchy system

a form of government with a head of state who inherits the position and rules for life

• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy

the idea that a government is an agreement between those who are governed and those who govern

• Social contract

• Political theory
• Governmental agreement
• Civic duty framework

a monarchy in which laws or customs significantly limit the monarch’s power

• constitutional monarchy
• elective monarchy
• hereditary monarchy
• absolute monarchy