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A government in which the power is vested in a single person

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Monarchy

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What is the highest ruler in the monarchy called? (Person with vested power)

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Monarch

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What are corrupt monarchs called?

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Despots or Tyrants

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When the power of the monarch is boundless and unrestricted by any law

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Absolute Monarchy

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Ancient Egypt is what kind of government?

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Monarchy

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A king belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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An emperor belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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A sultan belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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A Kaiser belongs to what form of government?

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Monarchy

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When the power of the monarchy is limited because of the constitution.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Great Britain has what form of government?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Queen Elizabeth belongs to what form of government?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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A government in which the power is vested in a class or group believed to be superior than the rest

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Aristocracy

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Who are usually considered leaders of the aristocratic government?

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Intellectuals

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True or False: The derivation of aristocracy comes from the Latin word aristos.

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False, Greek

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Etymology of Aristocracy

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Aristos = “best”
Kratos = “power”

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What do you call the corrupted aristocratic government?

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Oligarchy

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A government in which the power is vested on the people

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Democracy

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Etymology of Democracy

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Demos = “people”
Kratos = “power”

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When the democratic government becomes disoriented and rebellious, it becomes what kind of gov?

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Mobocracy

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A democratic government in which all people directly participate in all governmental processes

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Direct Democracy

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A democratic government in which the people vote representatives to lead the state

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Indirect Democracy

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The Philippines is what kind of government?

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Democratic, Republican, Presidential, Unitary

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Another word synonymous to democracy

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Republicanism

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Government with one ruler
Monarchy
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Government with few rulers
Aristocracy
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Government with many rulers
Democracy
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Negative monarchy
Tyranny or Despotism
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Negative aristocracy
Oligarchy
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Negative democracy
Ochlocracy or Mobocracy
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Forms of government according to the number of rules`
1. Monarchy 2. Aristocracy 3. Democracy
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Forms of government according to the relationship of the Legislative and Executive Branch
1. Presidential 2. Parliamentary
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A form of government applying the doctrine of separation of powers (L and E are separately existing)
Presidential Government
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A form of government uniting or fusing the doctrine of powers
Parliamentary Government
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Japan has what form of government?
Parliamentary
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Who is the head of a presidential government?
President
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Who is the head of a parliamentary government?
Prime Minister
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Who is the ceremonial head of a parliamentary government?
Monarch or President
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Legislative body in presidential government
Senators and representatives
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Legislative body in parliamentary government
Ministers
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What is the legislative body in a parliamentary government called?
Parliament
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How can the president in a presidential government be removed from the office?
Through impeachment
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How can the prime minister in a parliamentary government be removed from the office?
Through the vote-of-no-confidence
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Who appoints the prime minister?
The parliament, electing among themselves
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Forms of government according to the distribution of powers?
1. Unitary 2. Federalism
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A government in which the powers are given only to the national government
Unitary Government
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A government in which the power of local governments are limited
Unitary
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A government in which the powers are shared by both the national and local governmentd
Federalism
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America has what form of government?
Federalism
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True or False: In a unitary government, local governments enjoy their autonomy and independence.
False, federalism
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A form of government in which the local governments have the power to create their own laws
Federalism
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True or False: In a unitary government, local governments are directly responsible for their budget allocation.
False, federalism
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True or False: In a unitary government, the national government sets the budget for each local government.
True
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A government in which the local governments are highly dependent on the national government
Unitary
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Non-democratic governments
1. Authoritarian 2. Totalitarian
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China has what form of government?
Authoritarian
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A government that controls all aspects of public and private life
Totalitarian
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North Korea has what form of government?
Totalitarian
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A government wanting a monopoly of political power
Authoritarian
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A government that limits dissent by minimizing political and personal liberties
Authoritarian
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Under this government, social and economic institutions exist but can be controlled.
Authoritarian
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The extreme form of authortiarianism
Totalitarianism
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A government with the presence of only one political ideology
Totalitarian
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A government having limited pluralism
Authoritatian
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True or False: A totalitarian government identifies the regime itself as a necessary evil.
False, authoritarian
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True or False: A totalitarian government concentrates its power on one single ruler with ill-defined power.
False, authoritarian
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A government with a one-party state, led by an all-powerful leader
Totalitarian
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A government with a monopoly of the means of armed combat and means of mass communication
Totalitarian
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A government with the suppression of dissent or anti-regime activities
Authoritarian
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A government that has press censorship
Totalitarian
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A government with a system of terroristic policing
Totalitarian
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True or False: Totalitarian government has limited pluralism.
False
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True or False: Authoritarian government has press censorship.
True
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True or False: Both authoritarian and totalitarian governments have the presence of one official ideology.
True
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True or False: Government forms are the only determinants of the state's success.
False
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