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Confederal system |
An alliance of independent States manifesting a degree of national unity through a central government of United powers (ex. US articles of confederation) |
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Dictatorship |
A system of rule in which one person or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government, which is usually controlled by force |
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Direct Democracy |
A form of government in which citizens meet regularly in a popular assembly tho discuss issues of the day, pass laws, and vote for leaders |
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Divine right of Kings |
The theory that a monarch rules by the sanction, or approval, of God |
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Equality |
The principle that all people possess a fundamental moral worth that entitles them to fair treatment under the law and equal opportunity in all aspects of life |
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Federal System |
A form of political organization in which power is divided among a central government and territorial subdivisions; in the US power is shared among the national, state, and local governments |
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Free enterprise |
An economic system in which individuals and businesses are free to engage in economic activity with a minimum of government interference |
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Government |
The formal structures and institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled |
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Ideal |
Conception of something in its most perfect form |
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Legitimacy |
Right and proper |
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Liberal democracy |
A form of democracy that protects the rights of the minority |
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Liberty |
The ability of people to act and think as they choose, so long as their choices do no harm to the liberty and well-being of others |
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Majority rule |
a basic principle of democracy that decisions are made by a majority, by getting more than half of the votes cast |
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Minority Rights |
The political rights held by groups that make up less than half of the population |
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Monarchy |
A form of government in which political power is exercised by a single ruler who exercises absolute authority under the claim of divine or hereditary right |
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Oligarchy |
Rule by a few small groups of people, usually members of the military or the economic elite |
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Parliamentary system |
A form of government in which the chief executive Is the leader whose party holds the most seats in the legislature after an election or whose party favors a major part of the ruling coalition |
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Policy |
Any decision made by the government in the pursuit of a particular goal |
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Politics |
The process by which the government makes and Carries out decisions |
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Presidential system |
A firm of government headed by A president who is elected by the people for a limited term and whise powers are balanced by an elected legislature |
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Republic |
An indirect form of democracy |
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Self- government |
The belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves and do so as political equals |
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Social contract theory |
A theory of society in which government is a contract between a gov and the governed to provide protection and support for the people; under this theory, a gov is legitimate as long as the people voluntarily agree to hand over their power to the state |
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Sovereignty |
Ultimate supreme power in a state |
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State |
A political unit made of a group of people that lives with a clearly defined territory |
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Unitary system |
A firm of gov in which all authority is vested in a central gov from which regional and local governments derive their powers |
