A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state.
Democracy
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A form of government with the member of a royal family at its head.
Monarchy
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A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Republic
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A form of government where the country is ruled by a single political party, meaning only one political party exists and the forming of other political parties is forbidden.
One-party state
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A system of government by one person with absolute power.
Autocracy
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A ruler with total power over a country.
Dictator
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A small group of people having control of a country or organization.
Oligarchy
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A form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
Aristocracy
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A form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives, and officials are viewed as divinely guided.
Theocracy
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Card 2
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A form of government with the member of a royal family at its head.
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Monarchy
Card 3
Front
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
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Card 4
Front
A form of government where the country is ruled by a single political party, meaning only one political party exists and the forming of other political parties is forbidden.
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Card 5
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A system of government by one person with absolute power.
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