Types of Government Vocabulary Words

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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.


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