American Government

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Authoritarian

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A type of government in which one person or a small group has absolute power though may not be led by a charismatic leader with a specific or state mandatory idelogy

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Autocratic

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This is a type of government in which power is held
by a single, self-appointed ruler.

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Checks And Balances

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This is the system of overlapping powers among
judicial, executive, and legislative branches to allow
each branch to oversee the actions of the others.

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Communism

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This is an economic system proposed by Karl Marx
in which all means of production are owned by the
proletariat, but are controlled by the government
when practiced by countries such as the Soviet
Union and China

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Confederacy

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This was the group of southern states that seceded
from the United States from 1860-1865.

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Confederal

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This is a form of government in which the member
regions form a loose association in order to create a
nation, but by law they have more power than the
national government.

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Confederation

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A group of provinces or states that come together
under a common constitution. They differ from a
federation in that they retain specific state or
provincial rights.

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Conservative

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This political ideology is associated with the
Republican Party in the United States.

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Constitution

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This is the system by which the main institutions of
a nation's government are arranged and kept in
place. It may be written down (as in the United
States) or it may be unwritten (as in Great Britain).

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Constitutional Monarchy

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This is form of government in which a monarch is
the head of state but his or her powers are
restricted by law, usually within a parliamentary
system.

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Democracy

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In this type of government, political and
governmental power is held by the citizens of the
country.

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Democratic

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This political party was founded in the early 1800s
and is now associated with political beliefs that lie to
the left of center.

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Dictatorship

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A government in which absolute power is exercised
by one ruler.

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Federalism

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This system of government has powers divided
between the central government and regional
governments, with central government being
supreme

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Federation

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This is a type of government in which a group of
individual states are united under a strong, central
government.

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Liberal

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This political ideology is associated with the
Democratic Party in the United States.

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Limited Government

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This is a form of government in which the power to
rule is significantly restrained by a strong
Constitution or other document.

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Mass Media

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This is communication by the media on a large
scale.

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Monarchy

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This is the form of government with one ruler, such
as a king or queen.

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Parliament

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this is the name given to a legislative body- such
as that in Great Britain- that is usually led by a
Prime Minister.

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Parliamentary Democracy

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In this type of government, there is no clear-cut
separation of powers between the legislative and
executive branches, though the legislative has most
of the governmental power.

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Political System

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This term refers to a nation's system of government
and the formal legal institutions that define that
government.

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Prime Minister

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This is the name given to the most senior member
of the majority party in a parliamentary system.

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Representative Democracy

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This is a type of government in which the people
give elected officials the authority to make laws and
conduct government business

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Republican

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Republican

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Rule Of Law

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This is the legal notion that the power of
government is limited and restrained by legal
means and is not at the mercy and whims of
individuals.

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Socialism

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This is an economic system where the government
controls the major means of production but
property and other businesses may be privately
owned.

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Totalitarian

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This is a centralized government that does not
tolerate opposing political opinions.

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Unicameral

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This is the practice of having only one chamber in a
legislature or a parliament.

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Unitary State

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In this type of government, the institutions of the
state are governed as a single unit, with one
constitutionally created legislature.