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20 Cards in this Set
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Government |
is necessary to the existence of civilized society. |
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Natural Rights |
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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State of Nature |
Act without Government |
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Social Contract |
an agreement between people and government |
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Sovereignity |
a group that wants to be free outside of interference. |
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Legitimacy |
The degree to which the people accept the authority of the government. |
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Divine right |
That God gave them the right to rule. (believe or accept) |
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Monarchy |
when a king or queen rules a country |
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Oligarchy |
A rule by a few elites whose right to rule is based on possession of wealth, social status, military position or achievement. |
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Rule by law |
exists in any political system in which those with power can not make up all their own rules, but must follow an established code of law |
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Democracy |
is a form of government that gives power to the people |
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Direct democracy |
a system in which citizens meet to discuss all policy, and then make decisions by majority rule. |
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Indirect (Representative) Democracy |
Are chosen by the the people to make decisions. |
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John Locke |
Consent to government |
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Montesquieu |
admired the three branches of government. |
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Rousseau |
Communities were most justly governed by the “General Will’” or majority rule of citizens.
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Dictatorship |
Is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives. |
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Autocracy |
A government where one person has all the power |
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Theocracy |
is a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.
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Anarchy |
Nobody is in control or everyone is depending on the view. |
