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Types of Government
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Test your knowledge of the different forms of government!
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Representation in the legislature is based on the percentage of the vote each party receives.
Parliamentary
Proportional
Winner-Take-All
Plurality
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A democracy where the people are directly involved in all aspects of government/ decision making
Proportional
Republic
Parliamentary
Direct Democracy
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Chosen by legislature the leader of the country is part of legislative & executive branches.
Parliamentary
Democracy
Proportional
Presidential
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Government ruled by very few rich people or highly educated, and often are related or military.
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Republic
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A government ruled by a single person called a monarch or king; and the King has ALL the power.
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
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A legislature with two houses/chambers.
Bicameral
Parliamentary
Presidential
Unicameral
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A government that is ruled by a king or queen, they can have all the power or share it.
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
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A legislature with only one chamber or house.
Monarchy
Bicameral
Unicameral
Autocracy
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One person takes complete control of the government, society, and the economy.
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Communism
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A government ruled by the upper class (rich people)
Plurality
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Republic
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A system in which the people vote for representatives who make the decisions.
Direct Democracy
Presidential
Democracy
Republic
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Representatives are chosen by whoever receives the most votes, leading to fewer parties in gov.
Parliamentary
Proportional
Winner-Take-All/ Plurality
Presidential
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A government where the executive and legislative branches are independent and coequal.
Presidential
Absolute Monarchy
Democracy
Parliamentary