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12 Cards in this Set
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a person who sets aside personal interests to promote common good
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civic virtue
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theory based on promoting the common good in gov.
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classical republicanism
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a set religion for an entire community
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established religion
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interest groups
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factions
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a form of gov. where representatives are elected by a majoriry (democratic & republican ideas)
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representative democracy
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formal legal document outlining laws & guidlines people are to follow
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written constitution
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a constitution not confided as a document but defined by custom & precedent as emodied in statutes & judicial decisions
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unwritten constitution
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arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power
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tyranny
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absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution
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totalitarianism
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principle or system of resting in separate branches the executive, legislative, & judicial powers of gov.
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separation of powers
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nation or state in which the citizens elect representatives to manage the gov., which is usually headed by a president
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republic
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areas of citizens' lives that are no business of the gov. & in which the gov. cannot interfere
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private domain
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