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Presidential Democracy

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Cards (15)

Section 1

(15 cards)

Presidential Democracy

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citizens vote for the legislature as well as directly vote for the chief executive or head of government

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Autocracy

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one single ruler, citizens have no power

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Citizen Participation

Front

How citizens can influence their government

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Democracy

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everyone one has power, everyone can vote

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the head of the government is a member of legislature

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Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?

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Consititution

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written set of laws for a country

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President

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the chief executive of a government

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Parliamentary Democracy

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a democratic form of government in which the citizens vote for the legislature and the legislature then elects or selects the chief executive or head of government

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Head of Government

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​an elected or appointed official of the state who is in charge of the government; hold the true power

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autocracy

Front

Which type of government would most likely abolish all free elections?

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Head of State

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​the chief public representative of a country

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Legislature

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The main difference between presidential and parliamentary governmental systems is that in a parliamentary system the chief executive is chosen by the______________________________.

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Voting

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The most basic way that citizens of a democracy can influence the government

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Prime Minister

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the name given to the head of government; chief executive in some parliamentary democracies

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Parliament

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the name often given to the legislative branch in a parliamentary democracy, they make laws

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