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21 Cards in this Set
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anarchy
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absence of political authority
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theocracy
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government ruled by religious authority
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democracy
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government by the people
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dictatorship
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government by one person or a small group
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absolute monarchy
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government determined solely by the ruler
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socialism
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a political theory advocating ownership of industry
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communism
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a system of government in which the ruler controls the economy
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representative republic
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citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf
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Magna Carta/Great Charter
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signed by King John of England in 1215. Nobles forced him to acknowledge that the king was not greater than the law and that all citizens were equal before the law
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Mayflower Compact
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agreement among the "pilgrims" who settled at plymouth rock in 1620
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Common law
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law based on court decisions rather than legal code
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English bill of rights
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document giving citizens vertain rights
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Code of Hammurabi
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an eye for an eye
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Constitution of the Iroquois Nation
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written by several Native American tribes that formed a confederacy that was similar to the gov. set up in our constitution
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Parliament
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legislative body in England with two houses (commons,lords)
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the enlightenment
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John Locke said that good gov was a social contract between people and rulers; ppl give up some rights for protection of gov
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John Locke
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greatest influence on Thomas Jefferson towards the declaration of independence
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Second Treatise of Government
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book written by John Locke in 1690
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Social Contract Theory
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people give up some rights for pretections and security of government
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natural rights
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any humans have rights
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limited government
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a type of government in which its functions are restricted
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