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SW Asia Government Review

Power is held by a small group of people, usually royalty or the extremely wealthy.

Oligarchy

Group of independent states that sometimes come together to accomplish a common goal.

Confederation

The Legislative (Law-Making) branch and Executive (Law-Enforcing) branch are the same.

Parliamentary

Power divided between a Central (Federal) Government and Local (State) Government.

Federal

People elect politicians to represent their needs/views in the government.

Representative Democracy

People have total control over law-making and law-enforcement.

Direct Democracy

Power held by a single central authority, typically a national government.

Unitary

A single ruler controls everything, including the military.

Autocracy

Legislative and Executive branches are separate.

Presidential

PARLIAMENTARY

PRESIDENTIAL