GED Social Studies Study Guide 2024 .

GED Social Studies Study Guide 2024 .Monarchy - ANSWER One person from a royal family is ruler Dictatorship - ANSWER Absolute power of one leader Oligarchy - ANSWER Governed by a smart upper class group Representative democracy - ANSWER people elect officials to represent their views Central Government - ANSWER Also known as Federal Government Legislative branch - ANSWER Branch of the federal government that makes laws Executive branch - ANSWER Branch of the federal government that carries out laws Judicial branch - ANSWER Branch of the federal government that interprets laws Checks and balances - ANSWER A system that regulates the power of the federal government branches Veto - ANSWER refuse; not accept Republicans and Democrats - ANSWER two main political parties in US Immigrants - ANSWER People moving to another country Three basic economic systems - ANSWER Capitalism, Socialism, Communism