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18 Cards in this Set
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Civics |
The study that the rights and duties of citizens and how the government works. |
Government |
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Political Scientists |
People who study government and citizenship. |
Study |
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Nation-State |
A country defined with borders, people, sovereignty and a government. |
Country |
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Sovereignty |
Having power and authority over the people who reside within a defined area. |
Power |
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Government |
A system people use to exercise authority, distribute power, and regulate conduct of power. |
System |
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Public Services |
Services provided by the government such as education. |
Duty |
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Constitution |
The written document that created the system of government for our country. |
Freedom |
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Preamble |
The intro to our Constitution. |
Intro |
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Republic |
A government where people hold the power of government and choose leaders to make decisions for them. |
Elect |
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Popular Sovereignty |
The power and authority of the government comes from the people. |
Citizens |
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Limited Government |
The government's power over it's citizens is restricted by or a Constitution. |
Limits |
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Federalism |
Power is divided and shared between the federal and state government |
Share |
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Separation of Powers |
Power is separated, or divided, among the three branches. |
Seperate |
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Checks and Balances |
The way in which the different branches of government have separate balance of power. |
Divide |
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Democracy |
Rule by the people or a government in which many people are able to participate and is based on the majority rule. |
Rule |
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Representative Democracy |
A form of Democracy where people elect representatives and give them the power to make laws and decisions. |
Representative |
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Autocracy |
A form of government where one person has unlimited power. |
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Oligachy |
Rule by a small group of people. |
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