Polity intro
What is the process of making official government decisions far more complex than it needs to be called?
Bureaucracy
What type of government has a single person called a monarch ruling over the country?
Monarchy
What is the term for the system of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf?
Democracy
Which document establishes the fundamental laws and principles for a country's government?
Constitution
Who is considered the head of state in a parliamentary system of government?
Monarch
What is the term for a form of government where one person has absolute power and authority?
Autocracy
In a federal system of government, what level of government shares power with the central government?
Local
Which term refers to a system of government where a small group of people hold power?
Oligarchy
What is the term for the idea that government is created and sustained by the consent of the governed?
Social Contract
In a direct democracy, how are decisions made?
By the people themselves