Global Studies - Unit 2 Test (Government)

Unitary System

One government/person that has all the power

Federal System

The national & state governments have control - authority

Autocracy

Rule by a single ruler/leader (unitary)

Representative Democracy

Citizens elect officials to make laws (rule by the people)

Direct Democracy

Citizens vote directly on laws (rule by the people)

Oligarchy

Rule by a few elites/rulers

Totalitarianism

the state holds total absolute power & is seeking to control both the public & private lives of citizens

Dictatorship

A single leader or a small unelected group holds absolute centralized power without limitations

Monarchy

One singular person serves as the head state

Theocracy

A government ruled by religious leaders

Sovereignty

Independent authority of a state to rule itself, make laws, & manage its own affairs

Traditional Economy

Barter (Trade)

Mixed Economy

Socialism (government can be nice or oppressive)

Command Economy

Communism (Government controls everything)

Market Economy

Free Enterprise/Capitalism

Confederation

The states have power & the federal government gets little power