10. The State of Ukraine. Vocabulary

a formal set of rules that provides rights for all citizens, and stops governmentsfrom using power unfair

a country in which everyone can vote to choose the government

a kind of a country or system of government, in which the government controls every part of people's lives and there is no freedom

this woed is used especially about a powerful person or group that controls a country but has not been elected

if a political party or group governs a country, its members make make all the important decisions about laws, taxes, relations with other countries, etc.

a government of this kind treats people in a cruel way, using military force to prevent any kind of opposition

a country whose leader is a president, not a king or queen

the executive branch of a government

someone who works in politics, especially a member of a parliament

a member of the US Senate of a similar institution

the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen

the elected leaderof the government in a country that has a parliament

a woman who is the official leader of a country because she is a member of a royal family, or a woman who is a wifenof a king

someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has the power to run the government of a country