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LSN Unit 1 Vocabulary

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A system in which the central government has most/all of the power

federal / federalism

A system in which powers are divided and shared between the central and state governments

Rule by the people

direct democracy

A system in which the people rule themselves by voting on all issues

separation of power

Division of powers among the three branches of government

A system of government in which a small group holds power

totalitarianism

System in which the government controls all aspects of social and economic life

confederation / confederacy

System of government in which the states have most of the power

representative democracy

System in which the people elect representatives to govern and make laws

System in which a king, queen or emperor has government powers

Rule by more than half the people

Complete and unlimited power to rule

presidential democracy

System in which the executive is separate from the legislature

parliamentary democracy

System in which the executive and legislature are in the same branch

democratic government

Government which gets its authority from the people