Political terminology and Types of government

Political terminology

• Radical adj. supporting complete political or social change- a radical n.

• Liberal adj. supporting changes in political, social, or religious systems that respect the different beliefs, ideas, etc., of other people- a liberal n.

• Moderate adj. having opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable or sensible- a moderate n.

• Conservative adj. preferring to continue to do things as they have been done in the past rather than risking changes- a conservative n.

• Reactionary adj. strongly opposed to political or social change- a reactionary n.

Types of government

• Monarchy: this type of government is characterized by a king who exercises the head of state.

• Dictatorship: in this case, through force and the army, a leader has totalitarian power over the people who inhabit the nation.

• Democracy: decisions are made based on what the majority wants and votes are held to change or create a rule of the constitution.

• Aristocratic rule: a group of exclusive people and considered the best are the ones who command the country.

• Federal Republic: it is a political organization that is characterized by having the State divided into an executive, judicial and legislative power.

• Socialist Republic: is one that proclaims nominal collectivism, in terms of the means of production and exchange.

• Parliamentary republic: it is a position to the presidential republics because this is a form of government in which the head of state normally does not have executive power.