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32 Cards in this Set
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Divine right
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Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
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Laissez Faire
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Policy allowing Buissness to operate with little or no government interference.
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Miliratism
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Glorification of the military.
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Dynasty
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Ruling family.
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Tribe
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A group of related people under one leader.
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Secular
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Having to do with worldly rather than religious matters.
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Civilization
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Society characterized by order.
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Alliance
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Combination of independant nations.
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Bureacracy
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System of managing government through departments run by appointed officials.
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Theocracy
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Government run by church leaders.
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Mixed Economy
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System with both private and state run enterprises.
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Liberal
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Favoring more civil liberty.
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Import
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bring into a country, especially for sale
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Disarmament
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To take away or deprive of weapons.
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Export
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to ship out of the country
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Republic
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System of government in which officials are chosen by the people.
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Multinational Corporation
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A buisness with branches in many countries.
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Monarchy
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Government in which a king or queen excercises central power.
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Imperialism
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Domination by one country of the polotical economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
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Democracy
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government in which people hold the ruling power.
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Conservative
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Person skeptical of change.
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Command Economy
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System in which government officials make all basic economic decisions.
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Communism
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form of socialism advocated by Karl Marx; according to Marx, class struggle was inevitable and would lead to the creation of a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owened by the community as a whole.
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Tariff
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Tax on imported goods.
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Revolution
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Complete change.
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Neutral
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policy of supporting neiter side in a war.
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Schism
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Permanent division in a church.
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Artisan
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skilled craft worker.
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Nationalism
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Feeling pride in and devotion to one's country.
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Barter System
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system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another.
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Totalitarian
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Absolute contorl by one political group.
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Capital
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Money for investment.
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