Goverments- AF Flashcards

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a type of government in which a single party holds power and the government controls the economy; classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled by the ―whole

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Communism

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an economic system in which private citizens own land, property, and business; characterized by a free competitive market motivated by profit

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Capitalism

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a system of government in which a Czar has absolute power and authority, including over religious issues

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Czarist government (also Tsarism or Tsarist Autocracy)

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a type of government ruled by the people by means of elected officials

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Democracy

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a form of government in which the head of state is not a monarch, and the citizens elect representatives; most often, a republic is a sovereign country

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Republic

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an economic system against private party ownership, in which production and distribution are controlled by a majority and citizens are paid by the work done rather than by need

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Socialism

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a government system in which a single party rules without opposition over political, economic, social, and cultural life; this type of government sees no limit to its rule, and strives to control all aspects of its citizens, including personal and private means through restriction, mass surveillance, and terrorism

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Totalitarianism

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