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What is Monarchy

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A KING OR QUEEN RULES A COUNTRY. MONARCHY USUALLY COME TO POWER THROUGH A FAMILY LINE. “IN OLD TIMES” MONARCH HELD ALL THE POWER AND HAD FINAL SAY OVER GOVERNMENT. “IN MODERN TIMES” USUALLY SHARE POWER WITH OT

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What is Autocracy

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AUTOCRACY- IS A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE POWER. TWO TYPES - A MONARCHY AND A DICTATORSHIP

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What is Dictatorship

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A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE ONE LEADER HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER CITIZENS LIVES.

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What is Representative Democracy

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CITIZENS ELECT LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT. CITIZENS HOLD THE ULTIMATE POWER- THEY ELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

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What is Direct Democracy

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THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIVES. CITIZENS ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE “DAY TO DAY GOVERNING THE COUNTRY. BEST EXAMPLE IS ANCIENT GREECE. NOT PRACTICAL IN MODERN DAY.

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What is Oligarchy

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GREEK WORD THAT MEANS “RULE BY A FEW” OFTEN A ONE POLITICAL PARTY—ONE SOCIAL CLASS–ONE RACE

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What is Junta

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IS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE -USUALLY MILITARY OFFICERS- WHO RULE COUNTRY AFTER TAKING IT BY FORCE.

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What is Anarchy

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NOBODY IN CONTROL. OR EVERYONE IS. A STATE BEFORE GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED. A TRANSITION TO GET TO A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

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