Key terms

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a dictator that controls all aspects of society, using oppressive force if necessary

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Fascist

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the study of how public decisions are made, of issues that are important to the public, and of the rights and responsibilities of citizens

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civics

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a person who believes in the collective ownership of the means of production, and emphasizes equality rather than achievement

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Socialist

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a decision-making system that has the power to make laws and direct the affairs of a country, province, or municipality. The word comes from Latin and Greek words that mean “to steer”

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Government

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a person who does not like change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.

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Conservative

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a system in which one leader holds absolute power over his or her state, and is unrestricted by law, written constitutions, or any other limits

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Dictatorship

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voluntary organizations of citizens that work to make a difference on important public issues

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Civil society

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A person who is open to new behaviour or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

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Liberal

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a set of beliefs and values, especially about how society should be organized and what goals it should pursue

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ideology

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a system in which decisions are controlled by the people. The term comes from the Greek words demo, meaning “people,” and cracy, meaning rule

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democracy

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a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.

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Environmentalist

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a system in which a state is ruled by a hereditary head of state. Power rests in one person’s hand, usually the oldest male in the family

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Monarchy

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a person who seeks to promote human welfare

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Humanitarian

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a system in which a few people (usually upper class or religious) have all the power.

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Oligarchy

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those things we are morally or legally entitled to have or to do

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Rights and freedoms

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the principle that the opinion of the greater number should prevail

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Majority rule

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someone who believes that all people should be treated equally and should be given equal opportunities

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Egalitarian

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the principle that the rights of the minority must be safeguarded

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Minority rule

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a duty or obligation. As citizens, we all have responsibilities, often directly linked to our rights

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responsibility

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a system in which only the privileged class rules.

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Aristocracy

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a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit

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Capitalist

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the principle that people are governed by laws and that no person is above the law

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Rule of law

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a decision-making system in which people must obey a single ruler or a small group of people.

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Authoritarianism

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an advocate of the inherent superiority of a particular group

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Supremacist