Government chapter 1 section 2

unitary government

a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency

autocracy

a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

federal government

a form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments

presidential government

a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal

confederation

a joining of several groups for a common purpose

what are some forms of government in the world today?

democracy, dictatorship

oligarchy

system of government in which a small group holds power

name 3 systems of government where the power to govern is located in one or more place geographically

1. unitary government 2.federal government 3.confederate government

what are the three characteristics to classifying government

1.who can participate in the governing process 2.the geographic distribution of governmental power within the state, 3. the relationship between the legislative (lawmaking) and the executive (law-executing) branches of the government

parliamentary government

A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet.

division of powers

Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).

what are 2 basic systems of government based upon "who can participate"

Democracies and dictatorships