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15 Cards in this Set
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Authoritarian government
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Government involved in most or all aspects of society
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Libertarian government
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Government that avoids imposing on individual freedoms
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Anarchy
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No organized government. Tribalism or chaos reigns
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Monarchy
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Ruled by a king, queen, emperor, sultan, etc
eg. Jordan Bhutan |
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Aristocracy
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Ruled by a hereditary upper class minority
eg. Venice |
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Oligarchy
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Ruled by a small, select group of people
eg. China |
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Autocracy/Dictatorship
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Ruled by one person, usually gained through violence or intimidation
eg. North Korea, Cuba |
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Theocracy
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Rule based upon religious belief
eg. Iran, Tibet |
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Anarchism
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Government of individuals working together for common goals; consensus
eg. Gulf Islands |
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Democracy
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The rule of many
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Direct democracy
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One person has 1, equal vote in the government
(Athens) |
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Representative democracy
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Individuals are represented by an elected official
eg. USA, France (Republic) Canada, England (Constitutional monarchy-Parliament) |
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Capitalism/Communism/Socialism
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Believed to be variations of democracy by those that adhere to their ideas. Although, in practice, can be authoritarian, anarchistic, or democratic
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Capitalism
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Free to compete for more capital
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Communism
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The removal of any barriers to peaceful society
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