Types of Government Vocabulary

Holly A. (United States of America)
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  1. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  2. sovereignty
    the authority of a state to govern another state
  3. autocracy
    a political system governed by a single individual
  4. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  5. communism
    a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
    Type of government where the government owns, controls, and plans everything
  6. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  7. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  8. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  9. sovereignty
    the authority of a state to govern another state
  10. autocracy
    a political system governed by a single individual
  11. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  12. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  13. constitutional
    sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law
  14. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  15. representative
    related to government in which citizens elect officials
Created on Mon Nov 18 08:20:34 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 18 14:53:17 EST 2013)

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