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autocracy
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rule with unlimited power
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democracy
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pople rule and have supreme power
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oligarchy
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form of gvt in which the power is in the hands of a few people or small group who have the combined power of a dictator
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representative monarchy
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king or queen restricted by a constitutuion of legislative body
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despotism
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rule with support of controlling party rule with army or secret army to suppress dissent
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authoritarian socilism
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gvt controls and owns all economic planning and productuion (communism) no rights for people
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democratic socialism
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gvt controls means of production and partial control over economic planning people retain basic human rights
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dictatorship
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rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to control in a military dictatorship the army is in control usually there is little or no attention to public opinion or individual rights
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feudalism
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local gvt based on granting of land in return for loyalty military assistance and other services
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fascism
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dictator rule with totalitarian regime rigid control of people through force and censorship
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fundamentalism
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based on literal forceful and uncompromising interpretations of relitious dogma (have power of god)
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direct democracy
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gvt in which all citizens have equal power in decision making everyone has a say in all matters of gvt (local state and fed levels)
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representative democracy
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elected officials govern the state at all levels
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dictatorship
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advantages: people may be united in their loyalty to a dictator since there is no competition for trust and affection, in an emergency a dictator can move quickly to take action no time is lost in debate or discussion
disadvantages: people are afforded little or no individual liberty civil rights are trampled on |
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dictatorship
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d: a dictators policies suit his her own needs needs of the people may by neglected
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disadvantage dictatorship
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decision making has a narrow base and can be flawed wrong dangerous and not fully supported by the people
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dictatorship
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ex north korea cuba iraq
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oligarchy advantage
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decisions can be made relatively quickly
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oligarchy advantage
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may provide expert leadership while avoiding the danger of one person rule
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oligarchy advantage
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in theiroy they are the most educated members of society
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oligarchy advantage
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members of the oligarchy listen to each other they work together to rule
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oligarchy disadvantage
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same as dictatorship needs and wants of people are not decessarily considered
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oligarchy
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ex: ussr
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direct democracy advantage
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every citizen has equal power in matters of gvt every citizen is involved in the decision making
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direct democracy advantage
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since all citizens are involved in decision making there is a broad base of support and loyalty
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direct democracy advantage
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individual liberties are protected
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direct democracy disadvantage
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only works when a small number of people are involved ability to gather all citizens in one place as necessary
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direct democracy disadvantage
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decision making involving all citizens is time consuming
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direct democracy
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ex switzerland and ancient greece
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representatibe democracy requblic
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gvt in which people elect representatives who hold the decision making power. the representatives form more than what it used to be when it was an independent ruling body for an election period charged with the responsibility of acting in the peoples interest but not as their proxy representatives that is not always necessarily according to their wishes but with enough authority to exercise swift and resolute initiative in the face of changing circumstances
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representative dem. advantage
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citizens are involved in decision making through their representatives lobbying and voting
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rep dem advantage
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representatives are aware their job depends on meeting the needs of their constituents
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rep dem advantage
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more likely that all elements of the population are represented
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rep dem advantage
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generally reps are educated and more capable citiznes who can devote time needed to solve complex problems
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rep dem disadvantage
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decision making is time consuming desire of representatives to please everyone may cripple system
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rep dem disadvantage
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representatives may not always agree with those they represent
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rep dem disadvantage
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lack of involved citizenry may allow special interest groups to influence or dominate representatives
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rep dem
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ex us
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parliamentary democracy
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branched from rep democracy jointing of powers, members of executive are also members of legislative, gvt and head of gvt elected by parliament responsible to parliament and can be voted out of office by it, political parties enjoy strong position oppositon forms the most important control
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presidential democracy
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branched from rep dem, separation of powers, clear separation between executive and legislative, gvt and parliament are dependent of each other, political parties have less of a role no party discipline
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constitutional monarchy parliamentary
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a form of national gvt in which the power of the monarch king or queen is restrained by a parliament by law or by custom
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constitutional monarchy parliamentary advantage
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decisions can be made relatively quickly
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constitutional mon parliament advantage
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from ruler to ruler you have a good idea of what to expect
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constitutional mon parliament advantage
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parliament is there to protect you from the monarchy
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constitutional mon parliament disadvantage
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no new change from ruler to ruler
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constitutional mon parliament disadvantage
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not always the most qualified getting the job
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constitutional monarchy parliamentary
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ex great britain sweden spain
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absolute monarchy
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rule by one person a monarch usually a king or queen whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom a system different from a constitutuional monarchy and from a republic
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absolute monarchy advantage
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decisions can be made relatively quickly
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absolute monarchy advantage
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from ruler to ruler you have a good idea of what to expect
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absolute monarchy disadvantage
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no one to protect you from the rulers desires or problems
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absolute monarchy disadvantage
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no new blood in power unless the family line is broken
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absolute monarchy disadvantage
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not always worried about individuals rights
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absolute monarchy
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ex france until 1789, russia until 1917 and swaziland
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theocracy
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a form of gvt in which the clergy religious officials exercise or bestow all legitimate political authority and in which religious law is dominate over civil law and enforced by state agencies
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theocracy advantage
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corruption is kept at a low political leaders rule from a higher power
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theocracy advantage
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officials know the people well because they are the church officials and know the people at a personal level
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theocracy disadvantage
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corruption can be a problem because they say they answer to a higher power but how do you know
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theocracy disadvantage
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no separation of church and state if you dont believe in that religion then you are thrown to the back burner
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theocracy
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ex iran islam
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anarchy
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is a situation where there is no gvtl this can happen after a civil war in a country when a gvt has been destroyed a rival groups are fighting to take its place. anarchists are people who believe that gvt is a bad thing
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anarchy advantages
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no gvt telling you what to do
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anarchy advantage
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people are free to do what they deem is right
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anarchy disadvantage
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no gvt to protect you
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anarchy disadvantage
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no ones looking out for you best interest it is you against the world
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anarchy disadvantage
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things the gvt provided you with will no longer be there
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anarchy
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ex iraq afghanistan
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