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principles of government definitions Flashcards

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government

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the institution through which a society makes and enforces it’s public policies

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public policies

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the things that government decides to do (taxation, education, crime, health care, transportation, etc)

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legislative

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makes laws

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executive

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power to execute, enforce, and administer laws

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judicial

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interpret law and settle disputes

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democracy

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when a government is controlled by the people

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republic

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people vote for the people to make decisions

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dictatorship

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government holds all of the power and is not accountable to the people

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autocracy

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a single person has unlimited power

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oligarchy

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government controlled by a small group of elite people

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theocracy

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government ruled by a religious figure

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communist government

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controls all parts of the economy and the media (no free speech)

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ordered government

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things should be simple and local

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limited government

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the individual has rights and the government should be LIMITED in its power

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representative government

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the government should serve the will of the people

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magna carta

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barons in England (rich dudes) wrote their rights in order to have protection against king john

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petition of right

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meant to limit the kings power
couldnt be sent to prison with a trial by jury
king cant impose martial law in times of peace

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bill of rights

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cannot be standing army in peacetime without the consent of parliament (standing army = higher taxes)
guaranteed a fair trial and no excessive bail

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charter

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a written grant of authority from the king

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royal colony

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under direct control of the king

virginia

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proprietary colony

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organized by a person who was granted land by the king

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Albany plan of union

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talk abt trade in the colonies and what could be done when the colonists were attacked by the French and or native americans

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stamp act congress

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bc many colonists were angry at the new taxes

taxation without representation

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repeal

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cancel

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boycott

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refusal to buy or sell certain goods

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popular sovereignty

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a government can only exist with the consent of the governed

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articles of confederation

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new federal government

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unicameral

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one house

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mount vernon

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GW’S house

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