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People and Power
| Questions |
Answers |
| A method of secret voting, normally in a written form |
Ballot |
| The head of an elected government |
Primeminister |
| Absence of Government; disorder, confusion |
Anarchy |
| To express your choice or opinion |
Voting |
| Rule or system of rules recognised by a country or community - enforced by penalties |
Law |
| Beliefs of a person or social group |
Values |
| Form of government where the people exercise their power, typically through elected representatives |
Democracy |
| General vote by the electorate on a single question referred to them for a direct decision |
Referendum |
| Form of government where the rule is an absolute dictator |
Dictatorship |
| Political system where the position is inherited. Often Royal. |
Monarchy |
| The people in a particular geographic area |
Electorate |
| The social force that binds you to your obligations |
Responsibilities |
| A set of beliefs about life, culture, government and society |
Ideology |
| Sudden, often violent overthrow of a government |
Coup |
| Form of government where rule is by the few, in their own interest |
Oligarchy |
| Members of Parliament who are not part of Government |
Opposition |
| Person in position of power who exercises power oppressively or unjustly |
Tyrant |
| A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons or groups |
Coalition |
| An area of responsibility in government |
Portfolio |
| A theory or system of social organisation based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state |
Communism |
