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the institution in which a society makes and enforces its public policies

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government

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a form of government in which the supreme athority rests with the people

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democracy

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a centalized government in which all government powers belong to a single central power

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unitary government

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a form of government in which powers are divided between and central government and several local government

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federal government

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most power belongs to the local (regional) governments, the central government has limited power

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confederate government

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a form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that officials cabinet

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parliamentary governmnet

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absolute freedom in a form of total absense of government

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anarchy

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a government or state that is headed by a monarch (a hereditary)

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monarch

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government by privileged minority with inherited wealth

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aristocracy

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a military group that comes to power after overthrowing the group or person that was in power

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military militia

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a state in which the officials are elected as representative of the people and must govern to the wishes of the people

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constitutional republic

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a philosophy based on the idea that the benifits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

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socialism

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an ideology which calls for the collective, or state ownership of land and other productive property

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communism

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a system of government characterized by a centralized, authoritarian government with policies that glorify the state over the individual

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facism (dictatorship)

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a government that is run by someone claiming divine authority (from a higher power)

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theocratic

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it declared our independence from great britain

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declaration of independence

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the body of fundemental laws setting out principles, structures, and process of government

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constitution

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plan of government adopted by the continental congress after the american revolution

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articles of confederation

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those persons who supported the ratification if the constitution in 1787-1788

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federalists

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those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution

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anti-federalists

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the first 10 ammendments of the constitution

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bill of rights

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the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action

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judicial review

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a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between central, or national government, and several regional governments

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federalism

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those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out expressively in the constitution

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expressed powers

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those powers that both national government and state possess and exersice

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concurrent powers

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those powers that the constitution does not grant to the government and does not deny to the states

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reserved powers

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those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution

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implied powers

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powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

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inherent powers

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what are the 3 purposes of government?

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establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and promote general welfare

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describe establish justice

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everyone should be treated equal

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describe insure domestic tranquility

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we can have order (police, military)

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describe general welfare

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government provides services that benifit all people

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describe dictatorship

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dictatorship is where a country is ruled by 1 person who has all of the power to control people of one nation through military and ideological enforcement

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ordered government is one of he concepts the colonists brought from england expain it

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their should be an orderly regulation of the government (sheriffs, counties, townships)

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limmited governmnet is one of the concepts the colonists brought from england descibe it

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citizens have the rights the government should not take away

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reprentative gavernmnet is one of the concepts the colonist brought from england describe it

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government should serve the will of the people

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