| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Government | A system and organization the rules a land area and its people |
| autocracy | general term for strong rule by one person |
| formal authority | power that is written down and recognized by all |
| monarchy | a ruler who gains power by being the member of a family |
| diverse | different; varied |
| absolute monarch | a single ruler who exercises supreme and unlimited power |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| dictatorship | a general term for a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority |
| succession | passing of political control from one person or government to another |
| oligarchy | a government controlled by a small group of people |
| suppress | to put down by force or authority |
| consensus | agreement between people or groups |
| impartial | fair and just to all sides |
| direct democracy | political system where citizens vote on laws without using representatives |
| representative democracy | political system where citizens elect officers to meet in an assembly to make laws |
| legislature | a meeting or assembly of lawmakers |
| republic | a government with elected officials and NO monarch |
| constitution | a written plan of rules and procedures to operate a government |
| anarchy | complete absence of authority or rules |
| voter fraud | when voters cheat and vote more than one time |
| election fraud | when people supervising the election cheat to help a candidate |
| executive | a person with the duty to carry out the laws passed by the legislature |
| judicial system | part of a government that uses courts and judges to settle disputes |
| constitutional monarch | a royal person with no power who acts as a celebrity to represent the state |
| ballot | a paper with a list of candidate names that is marked when a person's vote |
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