System of government in which the national and state governments SHARE power.

The national government has more power than the states or regions.

Head of government in a parliamentary democracy.

lawmaking body of government

The states or regions have more power than the central government

Head of government in a presidential democracy

All citizens get a say in this type of government

citizens elect the legislature and the legislature chooses the head of government in this type of government

Citizens vote for both the head of government AND the members of the legislature in this type of government.

This type of government has a dictator.

In a Parliamentary Democracy, this person is responsible for running the gov’t. Often called a Prime Minister. In a Presidential Democracy, this person is also the Head of State.

An instrument for showing how government systems relate to each other on a scale of more government control vs. less government control

Rule of a few. A small group exercises control; the citizen has a very limited role in the government

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