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19 Cards in this Set
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Dictatorship |
rule by single leader, not been elected, use fear & force to maintain control |
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Totalitarian |
rule by single political party, control all aspects of life, use of mass media & propaganda |
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Monarchy |
king or queen, passed along through family |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
constitutional system which places limits on kings and queens |
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Parliamentary |
system led by representatives of the people, member of a political party, usually called prime minister |
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Republic |
led by representatives of voters, individually chosen for set period of time |
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Federalism |
division of power between branches of government |
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Theocracy |
form of government where rulers claim a set of religious ideas as directed agents of a diety |
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Anarchy |
no government, after a civil war, or after government has been destroyed by rival group, struggle for power |
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Autocracy |
one person, decided by blood line, makes all decisions |
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Oligarchy/Plutocracy |
rule by small group or elite people |
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Democracy |
government elected by the people, everyone eligible to vote |
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Types of Democracy |
Direct- everyone votes Representative-people elect representatives |
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Legislatures |
elected to make laws, most Bicameral, 2 houses |
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Economies |
provides goods & services that are bought &sold, not governments, most associated with certain types of government |
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Communism |
free market, freedom to sell or buy, laissez-faire: hands- off approach |
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Adam Smith |
father of capitalism |
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Socialism |
governments own all businesses & farms, provides healthcare, education, and welfare, command economy |
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Karl Marx |
father of communism |
