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The material explains major forms of government, including communism, socialism, democracy, and monarchy, then categorizes regimes by how many people hold power: one, few, or many, with key linked terms such as autocracy, theocracy, oligarchy, and direct versus indirect democracy. 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Each is described by how economic activity, power, and leadership are organized.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How are forms of government classified based on the number of people in power?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"They are grouped as ruled by one, ruled by few, or ruled by many. Examples include autocracy and dictatorship for one, and theocracy and oligarchy for few, while democracy and direct democracy relate to many.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What roles do the three U.S. government branches play?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"The executive branch includes the president and vice president and is responsible for actions like appointing cabinet members and nominating judges. The legislative branch is Congress (Senate and House) that makes laws and can override vetoes. 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Communism-the state controls economic activity in the nation. The state rejects free enterprise system and capitalism; private ownership is discouraged and often prohibited. Usually nation is ruled by one party system. In theory communism believes that the country should not have social classes.\u003Cbr>2. Socialism-the central government controls the production and distribution of goods, services, and labor in the nation. The goal is to promote an equitable distribution of resources among the people. In theory, the working class should take over and administer collectively the resources for their benefit and the benefit of the national as a whole.\u003Cbr>3. Democracy-government in which the majority rules. It is representative democracy, in which people elect candidates to represent them in the government.\u003Cbr>4. Monarchy-system in which king or queen leads the nation. The monarch can have supreme powers and become a dictator, or he/she can have limited or ceremonial powers limited by a parliament or a constitution.\u003Cbr>There are three main broad classifications for these forms of government based on the number of people in power-government by one person, a group, or by many people:\u003Cbr>Ruled by One – one person becomes the supreme leader of the nation. Some terms linked to this type of government are:\u003Cbr> Autocracy-ruler has unlimited power, uses power in an arbitrary manner.\u003Cbr> Monarchy-Ruled by king or queen who holds complete control over the subjects. Ruler sometimes claims birth and divine rights\u003Cbr> Dictatorship-The ruler holds absolute power to make laws and to command the army.\u003Cbr>Ruled by Few –Group of influential people takes control of the government.\u003Cbr> Theocracy-Ruled by group of religious leaders, e.g., the Taliban in Afghanistan.\u003Cbr> Aristocracy-Group of nobles controls the economy and government.\u003Cbr> Oligarchy-Small group of powerful and wealthy people rule the nation with support of the military.\u003Cbr> Military-a committee of military officers becomes the rulers of the nation. Ruled by Many-Citizens of the nation, technically become the government. Citizens elect members to represent them and become the government.\u003Cbr> Democracy-The citizens of the nation directly or through elected members make important decisions, become part of the government.\u003Cbr>Direct Democracy-people determine laws and policies, e.g. town meeting Indirect Democracy-elect members to represent them\u003Cbr> Constitutional Democracy- It is a democratic form of government regulated by a constitution.\u003Cbr> Parliamentarian Monarchy-The monarch shares the power with the parliament. Often, the powers of the monarch are ceremonial in nature, like in Great Britain.\u003Cbr> Federal Republic-A constitutional government in which the powers of the central government are limited by law to create individual (states or providences) with certain degrees of self-governing powers, e.g. the United States |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n| The American Government | American Government has been identified as:\u003Cbr>Federal Republic\u003Cbr>A constitutional government in which the powers of the central government are limited by law to create individual (states or providences) with certain degrees of selfgoverning powers, e.g. the United States\u003Cbr>Constitutional Representative Democracy\u003Cbr>The citizens elect senators and representatives to represent them in congress. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Executive Branch | Composed of the president and vice president elected every 4 years by electoral votes. The president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president appoints cabinet members, nominates judges to federal court system, grants pardons, recommends legislation, and has the power to veto legislation. |\n| Legislative Branch | Composed by Congress, which is divided in two parts-the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate comprises two senators from each state (There are 100 Senators), while","cbCaiq0W2qdjrms3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq0W2qdjrms3","pdf",1516829,61,"English","# Forms of Government\n# The American Government\n# Executive Branch\n# Legislative Branch\n# Judicial Branch\n# System of Checks and Balances\n# Federalism or Separation of Powers","[{\"question\":\"What are the main forms of government discussed in these notes?\",\"answer\":\"The notes cover communism, socialism, democracy, and monarchy. 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