Forms of Government

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  1. 1. form of government in which a single person (usually a king or queen) holds absolute, autocratic power. It's typically hereditary, which means that the king/queen inherit their power from their parent/ ancestor/ predecessor
  2. 3. form of government in which a monarch (typically a king or queen) acts as the head of state within the parameters of a written or unwritten constitution
  3. 5. a form of government where a political leader rules over a country with absolute and unlimited power. They are often result from military takeovers or from an elected official who refuses to step down from his elected office
  4. 7. refers to a government operated by religious authorities who claim unlimited power in the name of God or supernatural forces.
  5. 9. practice of one country taking full or partial political control of another country and occupying it with settlers for purposes of profiting from its resources and economy
  6. 10. a type of democracy in which people limit the power of the head of state, provides for the separation of powers between governmental entities, and ensures the protection of natural rights and civil liberties. Also known as Western Democracy
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  1. 2. a form of government that prohibits opposing political parties and ideologies, while controlling all aspects of the public and private lives of the people
  2. 4. a power structure made up of a few elite individuals, families, or corporations that are allowed to control a country
  3. 6. representative democracy or a form of government in which the people hold supreme power and they vote for their representatives in government. The social and political affairs of the country are considered a “public matter”
  4. 8. a form of government that empowers the people to exercise political control,