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What is Monarchy
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
What is Autocracy
AUTOCRACY- IS A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE POWER. TWO TYPES - A MONARCHY AND A DICTATORSHIP
What is Dictatorship
A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE ONE LEADER HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER CITIZENS LIVES.
What is Representative Democracy
CITIZENS ELECT LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT. CITIZENS HOLD THE ULTIMATE POWER- THEY ELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
What is Direct Democracy
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.
What is Oligarchy
GREEK WORD THAT MEANS “RULE BY A FEW” OFTEN A ONE POLITICAL PARTY—ONE SOCIAL CLASS–ONE RACE
What is Junta
IS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE -USUALLY MILITARY OFFICERS- WHO RULE COUNTRY AFTER TAKING IT BY FORCE.
What is Anarchy
NOBODY IN CONTROL. OR EVERYONE IS. A STATE BEFORE GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED. A TRANSITION TO GET TO A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT.