Governemnt Chapter 2 Vocab

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vote of no confidence

should parliament approve a vote of no confidence, the prime minister must resign

recall election

they may be able to vote an elected official out of office using recall election

parliamentary democracies

voters elect lawmakers to represent them in the nation's parliament

referendum process

pure direct democracy. it is a form of direct democracy

initiative process

citizens may also propose laws and submit them directly to voters

elite

a small group of people within a larger group who have more power, wealth, or talent than the others

single-party state

the constitution allows only one political party to govern

coup d'etat

means "blow to the state" in French. to overthrow the government.

theocracy

A government headed by religious leaders

fascism

a form of totalitarianism that resembles communism in terms of controlling citizens' lives. it allows businesses to remain in private ownership under government control.

nazism

a third type of totalitarianism that took root in germany. it's a variety of facism built on the myth of racial superiority. .

communism

the soviet union established the world's first state based on it. it can mean a single party controlling the government and economy or the theories developed by Karl Marx about an ideal society. (All property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.)

constituitional monarchy

a system of government in which the powers of the monarch are limited by a constitution, either written or unwritten.

authoritarian regime

a system of government in which the state exercises broad control of the lives of the citizens.

constitutional democracy

a democratic government based on a written constitution.

totalitarianism

Napoleon governs the stage for the rise of totalitarianism. it seeks control of citizens' lives.
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

parliament

a legislative assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote on proposed laws. the name comes from the French term parlor, meaning "to talk".

absolute monarchies

governments headed by hereditary rulers who claimed unlimited powers

despot

tyrants who used their power for selfish needs.

feudalism

this system of exchanging the use of land for military and other services

direct democracy

public decisions are made directly by citizens meeting together in an assembly or voting by ballot.

republic representative democracy

*a system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making

city states

a sovereign state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

traditional economy

an economic system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and tradition.

democracy

a system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representatives.

monarchy

a system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right. in a monarchy, the right to rule passes from one generation of the ruling family to the next.

dictatorship

a system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police.

market economy

an economic system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them.

republic

*A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

command economy

An economic system that relies mainly on the central government to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them