SS.7.CG.3.2 Systems of Government Vocab

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authoritarian

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a form of government that forces strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom

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confederal system

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a system of government where power is located with independent states and there is little power in the central government

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federal system

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a system of government in which power is shared between a national government and state/local governments

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national unity

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a sense of common purpose and direction among a nation's citizens

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unitary

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a system of government where almost all power is located with the central government

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governor

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the head of a state government

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president

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Head of the National Executive Branch.