Types of Government Vocabulary Words
Presidential Democracy
a type of democracy in which a president heads the executive branch and there is a separate legislative branch.
Parliamentary Democracy
a type of democracy in which executive and legislative functions both reside in an elected assembly or parliament..
Absolute Monarchy
a type of government in which a monarch (king or queen) rules and has total power, with little or no restrictions.
constiutional monarchy
a type of government in which a monarch rules, but has limitations on their power.
Dictatorship
a type of government in which a single leader has unlimited power, typically gains and keeps power through threat or force.
Oligarchy
a type of government in which a small group of people hold power and make all the decisions.
Direct Democracy
a type of government in which the people directly vote on all laws and issues; everyone votes on everything.
Democracy
a type of government in which the people rule, either directly or through electing representatives.
Limited Government
a type of government that has limits to its power and is accountable to the people.
Authoritarian
a type of government that has unlimited power and is not accountable to the people.