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Government in which one person possesses unlimited power.

Rule by ONE.

LEAST amount of citizen participation.

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A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet. Head of state is often a King or Queen. Head of government is usually a Prime Minister.

No clear separation of powers

Examples:
United Kingdom
Belgium
Australia

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Ultimate political control is held by a dictator.

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A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.

Political power is held by the people.

Citizens share in governing and being governed

Ultimate authority is held by the people being governed. All elected officials receive their people from the people they govern.

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The United States is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

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The United States is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

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A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

People elect members of congress to make the laws

Senate, House of Represntatives, President

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A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting.

The people elect representatives to make laws.

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every body can vote

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Government in which ruling power belongs to an elite group of a few people who make decisions for the rest of the group.

Rule by FEW

Examples:
Russia
Ancient Sparta
Mafia of conspiracy group controlling society behind scenes

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democracy has presidents

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Government run by religious leaders.

Examples:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Vatican City (Pope)

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Iran's government is ruled by the Islamic (religion) law. Religious principles govern every aspect of life in Iran.

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Government in which a king or queen exercises central power.

Examples:
Great Britain (Queen Elizabeth II)
Jordan (Queen Rania)
Spain (King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia)

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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

The people have a say in every political decision

Example:
Ancient Athens

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Nobody is in control. A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority

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Government in which a single person has total, oftentimes brutal, control.

Examples:
Julius Caesar (Rome)
Fidel Castro (Cuba)
Joseph Stalin (Russia)
Adolf Hitler (Germany)
Assad (Syria)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

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Prime Minister can be appointed by the king