Year 8 Revolution Democracy Glossary Flashcards
To review key terms
AUTOCRACY
Government by one person who has absolute power
CAPITALISM
Economic system where trade/business is owned privately for profit
CHARTISM
Working class political movement
COMMUNISM
A social system where the community owns all and each person receives according to need
CONSTITUENCY
An area of people who can vote
CONSTITUTION
A set of rules to govern a country
DEMOCRACY
People have a say in how their country is run
DICTATORSHIP
A country run by one person and the people have no say
DICTATOR
One person having complete control in a country
ECONOMIC
To do with money and finance e.g. trade, jobs, business, taxation
ELECTION
An organised vote for a person or political party
FASCIST
A form of far-right authoritarian rule that believes in the importance of national identity.
MASSACRE
Deliberate killing of a mass of people
MARXISM
The political, economic and social ideas of Karl Marx
MONARCHY
Government with a king/queen
POLITICAL
To do with government and power
REPUBLIC
When all power is held by the people with no monarchy
REVOLUTION
Overthrow of a government or social order
SECULAR
No connection with religion or the church
SOCIAL
Relating to society or its people
SOCIALISM
A system where society controls the economy for its own benefit
TAX
Money that has to be paid to government
TERRORISM
Using violence against the government or the people for political aims
TSAR
Ruler/monarch of Russia
VOTE
To choose a political representative in an election
WORKING CLASS
Social group of people in manual labour
