Special Terms Quiz

rule by men

• Totalitarian

• Tyranny

• Matriarchy

• Patriarchy

• Theocracy

a ruler who abuses his total authority

• Legislative

• Parliament

• Presidential

• Despot

• Federalism

government that elects representatives from a great body of the people, those representatives serve for a limited period of time or during good behavior and titles of nobility are completely prohibited

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Sovereign

• Republic

• Autocracy

makes the law

• Legislative

• Parliament

• Presidential

• Despot

• Federalism

one person has unlimited authority/power

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Sovereign

• Republic

• Autocracy

System where individuals own property and businesses and are generally free from government interference.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Dictator

rule by a king or queen

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Sovereign

• Republic

• Autocracy

having multiple levels of government (national, state, local)

• Legislative

• Parliament

• Presidential

• Despot

• Federalism

one person ruling absolutely and oppressively, often by force

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Dictator

• Judicial

power is held by a small group (Aristocracy gone bad)

• Authoritarian

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Executive

• Oligarchy