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civics
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The study of what it means to be a u. s. citizen.
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government
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an authority that represents a group of people.
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autocracy
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government in which one person has power
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dictatorship
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one person or small group of people can hold all the power. They force through military rule.
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Oligarchy
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ruled by very few people
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democracy
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the people elect officials who act on their behalf
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direct democracy
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voters in a community meet to make laws.
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representative democracy (republic)
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people elect representatives to do the work of government for them. we have this in our country
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