forms of government Flashcards

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civics

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the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

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community

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a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

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Government

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the governing body of a nation, state, or community

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direct Government

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the people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative

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represantive

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typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

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represantive Democracy

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Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly.

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monarchy

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a form of government with a monarch at the head

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oligary

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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

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majority

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the greater number

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Minority

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the greater number

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autocracy

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a system of government by one person with absolute power

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Communism

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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

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socialism

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a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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Totalitarianism

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head of government

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citizen particapation

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voting

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legicary

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Anarchy

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20
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Tyranny

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