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23 Cards in this Set
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_______________ is the rule of man over man.
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Government
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______________ is a system of laws and courts to settle disputes between citizens.
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Justice
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__________ is the police force protecting law-abiding citizens from criminals and the military to protect against foreign attacks.
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Defense
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When people do whatever they want, it is called ____.
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anarchy
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Government can be classified acccording to the _____ source of power.
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ruler's
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_______ government hold power by claiming an authority higher than the people they govern.
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Authoritarian
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___________ are an example of authoritarian government.
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Monarchies
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A monarchy usually has a _____ or _______, receiving their authority by birth.
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king or queen
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An ____ ____ rules as he pleases - Saudi Arabia and Jordan are examples.
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absolute monarchy
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Another type of authoritarian government is ___________.
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dictatorship
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A ____ is a person who rules by the authority of the military.
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dictator
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_____ are common in undeveloped and developing countries.
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Dictatorship
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The most extreme form of authoritarian government is a ___ ____.
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totalitarian government
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______ is an example of the totalitarian government.
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China
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What is the difference between authoritarian and a democracy?
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Authoritarian come into power either by birth or miliary while leaders in a democracy come into power through election.
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A ______ is a government in which the whole population rule.
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democracy
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The first democracies arose in the ancience _______ city-states.
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Greek
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Today's democracy are _____ democracies in which people elect people into offices.
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representative democracy
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One of the most common forms of modern democracy is the ____ ______, which people have limited power of the monarch.
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constitutional monarchy
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____ ___ is an example of constitutional monarchy.
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Great Britian
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The other type of representative democracy is a ____.
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republic
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A ____________ elects a national leader, usually known as a president.
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republic
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Name the two major types of representative democracy:
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1. constitutional monarchy
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