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10 Cards in this Set
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NATION
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group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes, religion
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REPUBLIC
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a government in which woters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power
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BUREAUCRACY
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government administrators
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POLITICS
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the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
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DEMOCRACY
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government in which the people rule
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ANARCHY
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political disorder
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OLIGARCHY
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a system of government in which a small group holds power
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SOVEREIGNTY
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the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
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AUTOCRACY
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a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual
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STATE
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a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority
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