types of government
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Leyendeckera on March 8, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 democracy | type of government that the USA has today |
| monarchy | type of government that Great Britain had during the American Revolution |
| dictatorship | type of government that Iraq had under Saddam Hussain |
| dictatorship | type of government that Libya had under Muammar Gaddafi |
| democracy | type of government that has a representative form and a direct form |
| dictatorship | type of government in which the ruler uses force to maintain control |
| democracy | type of government in which the power is limited because the people retain the supreme power |
| monarchy | type of government in which a king or a queen rules |
| monarchy | type of government in which heredity or birthright determines the roler |
| dictatorship | type of government that North Korea, Sudan, and Cuba have today |
| monarchy | type of government in which two forms exist: absolute power or constitutional |
| monarchy | type of government that Great Britain, Spain, and Japan have today |
| democracy | type of government in which people elect politicians to represent their interests |
| dictatorship | type of government in which a single individual rules and abuses power |
| democracy | type of government Ancient Greece had and New England townships have today |
| monarchy | type of government in which a Prime Minister helps rule with a king or queen |
| democracy | type of government which our Founding Fathers set up in the Constitution |
| democracy | type of government that has a system of checks and balances |
| democracy | type of government that was wanted by the colonists during the American Revolution |
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