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What is a city-state?
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A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.
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What is a monarchy?
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supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.
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What is an oligarchy?
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a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
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What is tyranny?
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the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
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What is an aristocrat?
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anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind: member of an aristocracy, esp. a noble.
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What is a citizen?
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a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection
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What is an assembly?
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an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose
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What is a democracy?
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government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
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