Types of Government Around the World

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A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

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What is a democracy?

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A form of government with a monarch at the head.

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What is a monarchy?

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A small group of people having control of a country or organization.

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What is an oligarchy?

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A form of government in which a single person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

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What is a dictatorship?

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A form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter" and is not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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What is a republic?

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A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

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What is a theocracy?

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A state of society without government or law.

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What is an anarchy?

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A system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments.

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What is a federal government?

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A system of democratic governance where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature.

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What is a parliamentary system?

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A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life.

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What is a totalitarian regime?