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23 Cards in this Set
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Civics
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The study of the rights and duties of citizens
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Citizens
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Have certain rights and duties
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Govt
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Is the ruling authority for a community
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Public policy
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A course of govt action to achieve community goals
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Budgeta
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A plan for collecting and spending money
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Dictatorship
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A govt controlled by one person or small groups of people
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Democracy
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The people rule
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Pure democracy
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All people vote first hand on every single thing
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Representative Democracy
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A form of govt in which all the people choose representatives to govern on their behalf
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Theocracy
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God is supreme ruler
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Oligarchy
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A form of govt in which all power is vested in a few people or in a dominant class, govt by the few
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Limited monarchy
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A king or queen that is limited by laws and a constitution
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Monarchy
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Supreme power held by a single person, usually king or queen
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Majority rule
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When differences of opparise, we will abide by what most people want
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Rule of law
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All people, including those who govern, are bound by the law
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Limited govt
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Govt is not all powerful, it may do only what the people give it the power to do.
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Consent of the govt
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American citizens are the source of all govt power
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Individual rights
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In the American democracy , individual rights are protected by the govt
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Representative govt
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People elect leaders to make the law and govern on their behalf
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Keep order
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Making sure no one breaks the law
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Provide security
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Keeping us safe from other countries and natural disasters
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Provide services
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Libraries, schools, police stations, roads, and parks
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Guide the community
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Handling budgets, taxes, knowing how to improve the country
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