Social Studies Flashcards
(17 cards)
Presidents or Prime Ministers have limits on their power
Limited
Has guiding documents that outline powers #bill of rights and constitution
Limited
branches of gov. share power
Limited
Democracy is in which group
limited
Rulers are not limited in their power over the country
unlimited
civil rights and basic rights aren’t generally protected
unlimited
if you speak out about this you are brutally punished
unlimited
head of state= president
presidential
the people elect our head of state
presidential
president is balancing power with judicial and legislative
presidential
head of state=prime minister and not really chancellor
parliamentary
the people elect the parliament
parliamentary
parliament =
legislative
this limited or unlimited includes communism, totalitarian, authoritarian, dictatorship, and monarchy
unlimited
what is religiously based and has ancient laws,guiding docs
theocracy
what is an indirect democracy/representitive democracy
a democracy with people that choose a representitive to vote for a leader
what is a direct democracy
a democracy with people that elect a head of state off of majority rule
