<h2>Question 1</h2>
A presidential system is the political system that separates the law making and the law enforcing branches
<h2>Further Explanation
</h2><h3>Presidential government</h3>
- A presidential system of government is one in which an executive branch is led by a president who serves as the head of state and the head of government.
- In the presidential system of government, the president is usually elected by the electorates and he spend a fixed period of time in the office. The principle of separation of power and the principle of check and balances are applicable in the presidential system of government.
<h2>Question 2</h2>
A state or regional governments sharing power with the national government best describes a federal system of government.
<h2>Further Explanation
</h2><h3>Federal government</h3>
- Federal government is a type of government in which the sovereign power is shared by regional units called states or provinces and the central government or the national government.
- In a federal government, the central government has more sovereign power than the state governments.
- The central government influences the state governments directly.
- Each state is given some level of political power and can act independently to some extent but on the whole they depend on the federal government. The states at times may be sub divided into local governments.
<h2>Question 3</h2>
Democratic, Republican, Federal and presidential are forms of government that are most associated with the United States.
<h2>Further Explanation
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- The type of government that are mostly associated with United States of America are democratic, republican, federal and presidential.
<h3>Democracy</h3>
- Democracy is defined as the government of the people for the people. It is a type of government which allows citizens to participate directly in the affairs of a nation through the representatives which the people elected.
- The republican type of government shares many similarities with the democracy government.
<h2>Question 4.</h2>
The difference between dictatorship and democracy is that in dictatorship the power is held by one person or a political party.
<h2>Further Explanation;
</h2><h3>Democracy
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- Democracy refers to a system of government in which the citizens exercise their power directly.
- In democracy government citizens have power and the right to elect representatives who will in turn create a government for the entire nation.
<h3>Dictatorship</h3>
- A dictatorship type of government is one in which the people of a country is ruled by only one person or by a political party and the ruling dictator usually have absolute power.
- In this type of government, the dictator usually employs all available means to ensure that his government remain strong. The dictator holds absolute power.
Keywords: Branches of government, federal government, democracy, dictatorship, types of government.
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Level: High school
Subject: History
Topic: Government and forms of Democracy
Sub-topics: Types of Democracy
