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14 Cards in this Set
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Dictatorship |
Government with a single leader who has all the power |
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Monarchy |
Government with a single leader who is a king or queen |
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Direct Democracy |
Government where all the citizens have the power and vote for everything |
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Republic |
Government where officials are elected to represent the people |
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Representative Democracy |
Government where all the citizens have power but elect officials to represent them. |
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Legislature |
Group of people who make the laws |
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Charter |
Document that allows a government to be started. |
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Magna Carta |
Early document that limited the English King's power |
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Mayflower Compact |
Early document signed by the pilgrims that they would have "just and equal" laws for the good of the colony |
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House of Burgesses |
Early lawmaking body in the colony of Virginia |
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British Bill of Rights |
Early document that gave British citizens rights such as trial by jury |
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Declaration of Independence |
Letter to the British king that stated that the American Colonies were leaving British rule |
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Natural Rights |
Rights people are born with and cannot be taken away |
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Separation of Powers |
Power of the government is divided into branches |
