Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Politics
A
The art or science of government
2
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Monarchy
A
undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
3
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Anarchy
A
absence of government
4
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Government
A
the act or process of governing;
authoritative direction or control
5
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Mandate
A
a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one
6
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Communism
A
All for the people
- few or one in government
7
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Liberalism
A
the quality or state of being liberal
8
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Conservatism
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the principles and policies of a Conservative party
9
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Democracy
A
government by the people
- rule of the majority
10
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Republic
A
a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
11
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Factions
A
a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking
