| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autocracy | A government where political authority rests with a single leader |
| Democracy | A government where political authority rest with the nations citizens |
| Executive | Head of Government/Head of State |
| President | Title often given to the head of the Government (State) in a Presidential Democracy |
| Prime Minister/Chancellor | Title often given to the head of the Government in a Parliamentary Government |
| Legislature | Law – Making Body |
| Bi – Cameral | Having a legislature divided into an upper and lower house |
| Presidential Democracy | Elect both members of the Legislative Branch and Executive Branch |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Citizens to Legislative Branch then members of Legislative Branch select the head of state in the Executive Branch |
| Political Party | Organization which represents specific political ideas in a given country |
| United Kingdom | Prime Minister |
| Russia | President |
| Germany | Chacellor |
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