Forms of Government
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mouseymouse18 on August 20, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| Republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch |
| Communism | a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society |
| Socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry |
| Monarchy | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
| Government | the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens |
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