1. CIVICS and GOVERNMENT VOCABULARY

2. Government in which power is held by a single, self- appointed ruler
AUTOCRATIC

3. group of states or nations, united for a common purpose.
They differ from a federation in that they retain specific state rights
CONFEDERATION

4. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
The king or queen's power is limited (none). They are a figure head…Powers are restricted by law, usually within a parliamentary system.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

5. a government that has been elected by its citizens
DEMOCRACY

6. government by dictator: usually by force and only one ruler.
DICTATORSHIP

7. Powers are divided between the central government and regional governments, with central government being supreme.
FEDERALISM

8. states or nations formed into a single group with a strong central government.
FEDERATION

9. Ruled by a single person, a king or queen.
MONARCHY

10. Means “rule by a small group”
OLIGARCHY

11. A Legislative body – Great Britain – usually led by a Prime Minister.
PARLIAMENT

12. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
there is no clear-cut separation of powers between legislative and executive branches. Legislative has most of the governmental power.
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY

13. PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY
The elected head of the executive branch acts independently of the legislative and judicial branches.
PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY

14. This is the name given to the most senior member of the majority party in a parliamentary system.
PRIME MINISTER

15. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
This is a type of government in which the people give elected officials the authority to make laws and conduct government business.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

16. Citizens elect leaders to run the government.
REPUBLIC