Government
a recognized decision making body for a group or individual
Role of Government
protect, defend, solve problems
Politics
issues of government
politician
a person who runs for office
Political Party
a group of people with the same political beliefs
Plurality
most votes win
6 styles of Government
Democracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Confederacy, Oligarchy,Anarchy
Democracy
a. direct
b. indirect- elect for people who will vote for us
Monarchy (family right to rule, passed through generation)
a. absolute- dominate control by king
b.constitutional-figurehead, does not make decisions
Dictatorship
one person rules absolutely, limited time
Confederacy
loose association amongst states, join together for defense, alone for disputes/weak central gov.
Oligarchy
small group of people rule
Anarchy
absence of formal government