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16 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty |
Power of the people. |
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Separation of Powers |
The Legislative Branch The Judicial Branch The Executive Branch |
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Checks and Balances |
Allows each of the three branches of govt. to limit the powers of the others. |
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Federalism |
is a system of govt. in which power is divided is divided between a national (federal) govt. and various state govt. |
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Judicial Review |
Courts can declare acts unconstitutional. |
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Limited Govt. |
Our govt. is not "all power." |
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Autocracy |
a system of govt. by one person with absolute power. |
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Monarchy |
a form of govt. in which sovereignty is actually or normally embodied in 1 or 2 individual(s) (the monarch(s)). |
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Dictatorship |
a country, govt, or the form of govt, in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. |
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Democracy |
Leaders rule with the constant of the citizens. |
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DIRECT Democracy |
when all the power of the govt. is decided by every individual. |
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REPRESENTATIVE Democracy |
a person or thing that represents another or others. |
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Oligarchy |
a small group of people who holds the power. |
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Absolute Monarchy |
a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution. |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
a monarchy that shares the power. |
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Theocracy Monarchy |
Govt. based on religion. |
