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Different types of government
Different types of government
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General Vocab
11th Grade
09/17/2012

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Fascism 

 

 

Definition

 

like dictatorship, having a harsh ruler.

 

 

 

Term
Aristocracy
Definition

A government that is ruled by the “higher class “

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Communism
Definition

A government where basically everyone owns everything.   

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Anarchy
Definition
A government where people don’t listen and there are no rules.
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Totalitarian 

 

 

 

 

Definition

The government controlls peoples thoughts and actions.

 

 

 

 

 

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Theocratic

Definition

When God is the ruler.

 

 

 

 

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 Monarchy 

 

 

Definition

When a king or queen rules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Direct Democracy 

 

 

 

Definition

When all of the people make the decisions, so basically there is no government.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Federal 

 

 

Definition

When each state has a different government.

 

 

 

 

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 Dictatorship 

 

Definition

When one person is (as I seem to see it, harshly) in charge of everyone else.

 

 

 

 

 

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Military Junta 

 

 

 

 

Definition

When the military start ruling the government

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Indirect Democracy 

 

 

 

Definition

When the people elect someone who they think will make decisions the right decisions for the people.

 

 

 

 

 

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Presidency 

 

 

 

 

Definition

When there is a president who it in charge of making good decisions for the people.

 

 

 

 

 

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Autocracy
Definition

Where one person is the “main man” of everyone.

 

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Oligarchy 

 

 

 

 

Definition

a tiny group of people who rule.  

 

 

 

 

 

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Unitary 

 

 

 

 

Definition

charterized by unity

 

 

 

 

 

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Confederacy 

 

 

 

Definition

people for obscured purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

 Constitutional Republic 

 

 

Definition

when a set of laws the rules over the government.

 

 

 

Term

 Democracy 

 

 

 

Definition

when all classes of people can vote who is their “upper person”

 

 

 

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 Socialism 

 

 

 

 

Definition

when the government controlls the transprtatoin of goods.

 

 

 

 

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Authoritarian
Definition
when the government controls everything you do.
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Parliament 

 

 

 

Definition

when there are repasentitives of the nation.

 

 

 

 

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