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Question 1

a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.

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DEMOCRACY

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form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.

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DIRECT DEMO

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is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people.

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REPRESENTATIVE DEMO

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refers to an autocratic form of absolute rule by leadership unrestricted by law, constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state.

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DICTATORSHIP

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a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority as well as the administration of said authority.

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AUTHORITARIANISM

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is an extreme version of dictatorship.
a political system where the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever necessary.

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TOLITARIANISM

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a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual,

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MONARCHY

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a form of government where a small group of elites rule.

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ARISTOCRACY

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is a form of government in which experts in technology would be in control of all decision making.

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TECHNOCRACY

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is a form of government in which official policy is governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group.

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THEOCRACY

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is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from legislature (parliament) and is also held accountable to that legislature.

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PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM

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The head of state and head of government positions are held by a council instead of an individual.

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DIRECTORIAL SYSTEM

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Where a prime minister (or President, in the case of South Africa and Botswana)is the active head of the executive branch of government and also leader of the legislature.

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PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC

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shares power with semi-independent regional governments. In many cases, the central government is (in theory) a creation of the regional governments.

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FEDERAL

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is defined as the supreme law of the land.
It defines and sets the making of the state, the government and the rights of its people.

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CONSTITUTION