7 th grade government terms. oligarchy rule by a small group, usually using wealth or force to keep...
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7th Grade – Government Terms
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OLIGARCHY• Rule by a small group, usually using
wealth or force to keep power.
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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THEOCRACY• God is the supreme ruler, but government
laws are decided by religious leaders based on what God ‘would want’.
Example: Iran
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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DEMOCRACY• power is held by the people; they elect leaders
and rule by majority, or they elect representatives to vote for them (republic).
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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Parliamentary Democracy• Democratic form of government where the
political party with the most representation in the parliament forms the government. Its leader becomes Prime Minister.
Prime Minister David Cameron
Parliament chooses Prime Minister
Parliament
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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Presidential Democracy• Democratic form of government where the head of
government is directly elected and legislators are chosen in a different election.
Separate branches
PresidentBarack Obama Legislature
House of RepresentativesSenate
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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MONARCHY• Form of government where a monarch
has supreme power, usually for life, and usually by birth; family.
Emperor Akihito of Japan
Queen Elizabeth IIof England
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Own it…What might it be like to live in a country with this type of government?
Think about it… Would you get to vote? Who would your leader be? How would laws be made?
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DICTATORSHIP• Form of government where power is in the
hands of one person who has complete control of all government decisions. Power is usually gained or kept with force.
Muammar Qaddafiof LibyaSaddam Hussein
of Iraq
Adolf Hitlerof Germany
Crown Prince Abdullahof Saudi Arabia
Omar Al-Bashirof Sudan
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SOCIALISM• Form of government where
government owns important businesses and controls some economic decisions.
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COMMUNISM• Form of government where
government owns all businesses and makes all economic decisions.