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25 Cards in this Set
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Monarchy |
When the government is headed by one person, such as a king or a queen, who exercises supreme authority.
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Dictatorship |
When a system of rule in which one person, a dictator, or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government.
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Oligarchy
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ruled by a few, or an aristocracy.
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Direct Democracy |
A form of gov't where citizens meet to form laws and elect leaders |
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Republic |
A form of gov't where people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf |
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Unitary System
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Ultimate authority is given to a single national gov’t |
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Federal System
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Divides power of the national gov’t and territorial subdivisions
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Confederal System
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an alliance of independent states to make a central gov’t
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Presidential System
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A gov’t that has an elected president to serve a limited term
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Parliamentary System
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When the legislative and executive branch are combined into one branch of the gov’t. Parliamentary Systems have a Prime Minister instead of a president.
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ideal |
a conception something is in its most perfect form |
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liberty |
the ability for people to act and think as they choose |
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Equality |
The principle that all people possess a fundamental moral worth that entitles them to fair treatment under the law.
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Self-Gov't |
The belief that ordinary people can rule themselves as political equals.
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Free Enterprise |
Free enterprise allows for people and businesses to make their own economic choices about how best to produce, distribute, and exchange goods and services with limited interference from government.
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Majority Rule, Minority Rights
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a balance between listening to the majority and protecting the minority
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Majority rule
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larger portion of the population, gets to make decision
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Minority rights
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political rights held by groups who make up less than half of the population
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Compromise
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the ability of two opposing groups who make up some of their demands to come to an agreement
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Citizen Participation
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citizens should be involved in the gov’t
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Hobbes |
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Locke |
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Rousseau |
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Purpose of Gov't |
Laws → Bills Power → executive, legislative, and judicial Constitution Structure/Leadership Protects $ Representation National security → Governments must protect its territory and citizens. → External Threats (other countries, groups, etc.) → Internal Threats (terrorist, disease, natural disasters, etc.) Maintain Order → Laws: A clear rule about unacceptable behavior. Justice System: Ways the gov’t enforces laws. (Police, Courts, etc.) Resolve Conflict → Done through politics and the judicial system. (Politics: the process by which gov’t makes and carries out decisions.) → Liberal (Democrat): more open to change → Conservative (Republican): less open to change |
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What Makes up a state |
Population → People
Territory → Land, Clear Boundaries Government → Politically Organized Sovereignty → The supreme power to act inside within territory and to control external affairs → 1.) Must be independent of other nations → 2.) Must have freedom to establish your own gov’t |
