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Aristocracy
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A state ruled by the noble class
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Who were the first to practice democracy?
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Greeks
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Direct Democracy:
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Citizens rule directly and not through represenatives
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Natural Laws
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Patterns and explanations of the world discovered through reason and intelligence; used by the Greeks in place of superstition and traditional explanatins.
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What are the three government brances?
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Legislative, executive, and judicial.
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Legislative Branch:
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to pass laws
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Exeuctive Branch:
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To carry out laws.
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Judicial Branch:
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to settle disputes about the laws
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Republic:
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A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make government decisions. It is indirect democracy.
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Senate:
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In ancient Rome, the Supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocracy.
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