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Unitary
Confederation
Central govt holds almost all power
Any local govts are under the central govt and can be abolished
May or may not hold elections
Govt can make and enforce any laws
Local govt holds all the power
Central govt holds only powers
given by local govt
Ex: OPEC
EX: Monarchy/Saudi Arabia
Power is shared among central and local govt
Power is divided into national govt and state
govt
Ex: Israel and US
Federal
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Oligarchy
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Autocratic
means govt by the few
Ruler has absolute power
A political party runs the govt
Citizens have no choice but to follow
the party
Individuals have no rights to vote
on leaders or laws
Individuals may sometimes have rights
in local affairs, but the central govt keeps
control of the most important laws
Citizens have little or no power to use
against the govt if they disagree
Ex: Iran/Religious political leaders
make most decisions
Ex: Saudia Arabia
People have much greater participation in leaders
and laws
Comes from the Greek word "demo" meaning people
People realize there must be laws with individual freedoms
Decisions made by majority vote
Laws exist to protect individual rights
Can ask for govt help if they disagree
Ex: Israel and US
Democratic
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You have your own country. What type of government would run your country? Why?
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