Types of Governments

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  1. 2. Is an alliance of independent states
  2. 6. A form of government in which a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers.
  3. 8. The people hold the sovereign power, and government is conducted only by and with consent of the people.
  4. 9. In a _______ government, the executive is made up of the prime minister or premier, and that officials cabinet.
  5. 10. A form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.
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  1. 1. A ______ democracy exists where the will of the people if translated into public policy (law) directly by the people themselves, in mass meetings
  2. 3. A government in which the powers of the government are divided between a central government and several local governments
  3. 4. A ______ democracy is when a small group of people, chosen by the people to act as their representatives, expresses the popular will
  4. 5. a form of government in which a person is head of state for life or until abdication.
  5. 7. A system of government in which absolute power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person.