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natural law
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a doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and, as such, can be understood by reason.
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social contract theory
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the belief that people are free and equal by God-given right and that this in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed.
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monarcy
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a form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens.
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oligarchy
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a form of government in which the right to participate is always conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement.
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aristocracy
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a system of government in which control is based on rule of the highest.
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democracy
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a system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through their elected representatives.
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direct democracy
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a system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy deisions and then agree to abide by majority rule.
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indirect (representative) democracy
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a system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to vote for representatives who will work on their behalf.
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republic
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a government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy.
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free market economy
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the economic system in which the "invisible hand" of the market regulates prices, wages, product mix, and so on.
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