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13 Cards in this Set
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Basic elements that governments need in order to govern, which determine, enable, and limit how the particulars of the government take shape
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structures
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the organizational structures through which political power is exercised
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institutions
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the shared social context from which people make political choices
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political culture
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one, works for the benefit of all (good)
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monarchy
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one, work for benefit of the ruling class (bad)
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dictatorship
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Few, works for the benefit of all (good)
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aristocracy
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few, works for the benefit of the ruling class
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oligarchy
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many, works for the benefit of all (good)
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polity
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many, works for the benefit of the ruling class (bad)
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democracy
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do not have a single authoritative leader
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republic
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a system in which sovereignty and authority rest quite clearly with the national government
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unitary system
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systems where the final authority for at least some aspects of government are left to the local or sub national level
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federal system
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a system where the local government units have all the real power
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confederal system
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