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| communism | The system of government in which the government plans and controls the economy and a single party holds the power. |
| democracy | The people hold the power to rule. The people meet to make all the decisions. |
| dictatorship | One person holds all power (dictator). Usually this person is backed by the military. |
| monarchy | The government with a king or a queen. |
| oligarchy | The power is held by a small group of people; Usually this is an elite group. |
| socialism | Economic and political system in which society as a whole, rather than private individuals, own all property and operate all businesses. |
| theocracy | A government in which the society is ruled by religious leaders. |
| autocracy | government by one person having unlimited power; dictatorship |
| federal | a system of government in which the national and state governments share power |
| parliamentary | government where people vote for representatives; the POLITICAL PARTY in control picks their PRIME MINISTER (Head Executive) |
| presidential | A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate, independent, and coequal. |
| totalitarianism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
| fascism | a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition |
| absolute monarchy | A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch (king or queen), who has total control. |
| constitutional monarchy | Government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but elected officials run the government. Monarch has very little actual power. |
