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Saudi Arabia

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Absolute Monarchy where the king has almost unlimited power, no elected legislature, citizens have no say in national government

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Prime Minister

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the person who heads the executive branch in a Parliamentary Democracy

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Monarchy

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the leader/ruler inherits his or her power (passed through families)

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Democracy

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government where citizens hold political power either DIRECTLY or through ELECTED representatives.

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Anarchy

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no governmental authority, lawlessness

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Sovereign

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supreme ruler (person in charge) Examples: King in a Monarchy, the people in a democracy

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Germany

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Parliamentary Democracy which people vote for representatives to the lower house of the legislature; legislature selects one of its own members to be the head of the executive branch

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checks and balances

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A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power (originated with the Roman Republic)

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Theocracy

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System of government run by religious leaders, religious rules are the laws of the country

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Ancient Rome

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ancient civilization that had the first form of representative democracy, also called a Republic; originated system of checks and balances

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Iran

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Theocracy where the government is headed by religious leaders, laws are consistent with Islamic religious law, highest ranking official is the Supreme Leader

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Parliamentary and Presidential

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Types of Democratic governments citizens can vote for representatives to a national legislature

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Republic

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form of government in which citizens vote for representatives who then make decisions based on the citizens' wishes

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China

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Single Party State that has one political party, people may vote for only members of the one political party, the president is the leader of the Communist Party

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Ancient Athens

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ancient civilization that had the first form of democracy: direct male citizens voted personally on laws

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Oligarchy

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"Rule by a few" form of government

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government

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institution created to protect lives, liberty, and property as well as provide services that people cannot give themselves

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Parliamentary democracy

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Type of Representative Democracy where the head of government is a member of the legislature

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Voting

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How citizens of a democratic nation influence the government Examples: Representative Democracy, Parliamentary Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy

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Rule by One

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Type of government run/controlled by a single person. Examples: monarchy, dictatorship

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Power of the Monarch is limited by a constitution Example: Canada

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Libya

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Formerly had a dictatorship under Muamma Qadhafi, no democratic elections, no political parties

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Dictatorship

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Total government control - the leader has complete control and harsh punishments can be issued; has total control over the media (no free speech)

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