CIVICS and
GOVERNMENT
VOCABULARY
Government
in
which power is held
by a single, selfappointed ruler
AUTOCRATIC
group
of states or
nations, united for a
common purpose.
They differ from a
federation in that they
retain specific state rights
CONFEDERATION
 The
king or queen's power
is limited (none). They are
a figure head…Powers are
restricted by law, usually
within a parliamentary
system.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
a
government that
has been elected
by its citizens
DEMOCRACY
government
by
dictator: usually by
force and only one
ruler.
DICTATORSHIP
Powers
are divided
between the central
government and
regional governments,
with central government
being supreme.
FEDERALISM
states
or nations
formed into a single
group with a strong
central government.
FEDERATION
Ruled
by a single
person, a king or
queen.
MONARCHY
Means
“rule by a
small group”
OLIGARCHY
A
Legislative body –
Great Britain –
usually led by a Prime
Minister.
PARLIAMENT
there
is no clear-cut
separation of powers
between legislative and
executive branches.
Legislative has most of
the governmental
power.
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
The
elected head of
the executive branch
acts independently of
the legislative and
judicial branches.
PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY
This
is the name
given to the most
senior member of the
majority party in a
parliamentary
system.
PRIME MINISTER
This
is a type of
government in which the
people give elected
officials the authority to
make laws and conduct
government business.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Citizens
elect
leaders to run
the government.
REPUBLIC