AP Gov Unit 2 Study Guide
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Unit 2 ? Comparative Government, Foundations of American Government Name: AP U.S. Government and Politics Mr. Fern?ndez 8 Unit Outline Comparative Government Political System General Terms Head of state- symbolic head of government; figurehead; monarch in constitutional monarchy. Head of government- have the actual power; lead the government Executive power- enforce the laws Legislative power- make laws Authoritarianism (autocracy/oligarchy) Dictatorship- one person rules all; not inherited Monarchy/absolute monarchy- monarch is figurehead/one person rules all; inherited. Theocracy- religious leader leads country Totalitarianism- government has unlimited power Non-authoritarianism Representative democracy (republic)- people elect representatives