Name: jun

Date: 1-21-2021

Standard: SSCG1

Define the following words:

 Anarchy- a state of society without government or law.

 Oligarchy- a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant

class or clique; government by the few.

 Republic- a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is

exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.

 Theocracy- a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil

ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.

 Democracy- government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is

vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free

electoral system.

 Socialist- an advocate or supporter of socialism.

 Communist- a member of the Communist Party or movement.

 Unitary Government- Centralization of Powers. In unitary system, all powers are centralized in

the hands of the central government and only center is the reservoir of all state powers

 Presidential Government- Centrality of the president.

 Confederate Government- A confederate government is a group of states, nations or

territories that are joined together by a central government that has limited powers of

authority.

 Parliamentary Government- The Parliamentary system of government is one in which there

exists a harmonious relationship between the legislative and executive body, while the judiciary

body works independently

 Direct Democracy- Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people

decide on policy initiatives directly.

 Representative Democracy- Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy or

representative government, is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials

representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.