Government Vocabulary

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What is a system for organizing and distributing power?

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government

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Who is the person responsible for making decisions and running the government on a day-to-day-basis?

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Chief Executive

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A document outlining the duties, powers, rights and responsibilities of the government is a

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Constitution

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The King or Queen of a country is called a

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Monarch

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The group of elected representatives who have the power to make laws is the

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legislature

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System of government where citizens can run for election and vote for elected officials is a

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democracy

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Type of democratic government where citizens elect members of the legislature and also the chief executive as President

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presidential system

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The type of democratic government where citizens elect members of parliament who then choose a prime minister as chief executive.

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parliamentary system

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A system of government where a single ruler has unlimited power and citizens cannot run for election or vote.

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autocracy

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The chief representative of a country to other countries and is the symbolic leader of a country is a

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Head of state